What Is Win32 Disk Imager
Shanae Maerz
I therefore was looking into the backup plugin. The plugin's gui reads that "dd - use dd to clone the entire drive to a compressed image file". I therefore expected one single img file, however, the backup created several files (gz, blkid, fdisk, grub, grubparts, packages). since dd is capable of writing sigle img files, it would be very handy if there would be a parameter for this. This would be very handy to single-board computer users like myself, because one needs just etcher or something similar to restore the image to a SD card.
Sure. I just avoid it because too many people were using their OS drive for data as well and this would make the backup very large. The idea was that you would restore a current RPi image with etcher (use usbimager instead - ) and the just dd the partition over that.
the settings under "scheduled backup" appear to revert to their default settings. I changed the time interval to "weekly" and ticked "send email". I then clicked on apply. However, i'm seeing the defaults "daily" and "no email" when I'm opening the dialogue again.
the settings under "scheduled backup" appear to revert to their default settings. I changed the time interval to "weekly" and ticked "send email". I then clicked on apply. However, i'm seeing the defaults "daily" and "no email" when I'm opening the dialogue again.
If the file has ddfull in the filename, it is a gzip'd image of the entire device. I don't remember if etcher can automatically extract gzip or not but I think it can. You should use usbimager anyway and I know it can. You really should test the scenario and write to a secondary SD card so you know what to do instead of trying to figure it out when something fails in a panic.
This maybe completely irrelevant... but I had to ask..
Is there any difference in using dd from kali or win32 disk imager from windows when making a sd card for pi??
Is any one of them better than the other or I am just too mad??
Normally, this would be the cause of "locked" SD cards, use the adapter that accompanied the SD card when you bought it, it has a lock switch on the side, insert the sd card, then slide the lock switch from LOCK to UNLOCK, then try the pluging your SD card again and see if it works.
I've reset the lock slider (locked and unlocked a couple of times), removed and re-connected my card reader on 2 different USB ports (not on a hub). I have full access to the card and have formatted, read and written to it after each change to confirm that's not an issue. I've tried a couple of images from and get the "Access denied error 5" each time. The only thing I've not been able to test is with a different memory card.
Ran into this, you are likely on Vista or Windows 7. The issue is that you need to run Win32 Disk Imager "As Administrator" when you starting it. Raw writing to a block device is an admin function so trying to run the program as a limited user will cause this error.
"Run as administrator" (which I am already) doesn't help with the Lock Error 5 on my Win 7. For writing the diskpart utility can be used to clean it and that releases whatever lock the OS has on it but I can find no way to read it without the Error 5. Help!
Hi, Don't know if you're still having this problem but I found that my music player (MusicBee, but I would assume others such as winamp and Foobar2000 will do the same) had locked my card as it wanted to sync music to it. I stopped it from trying and the image wrote fine.
Indeed a quick scan from google indicate that the API changed with Vista forward. Since we still build with MinGW API (XP and earlier), this is probably where our problem lies and will hopefully be resolved when we can update our build environment to a newer opensource API (mingw64?).
Thought I'd share I ran into the same issue tonight and had no luck working through the error. I run a program called 'Unlocker' which will tell me the programs that are keeping my files locked. It initially found some random software locking my SD card but even after I unlocked it 'Error 5' persisted.
In the end I moved my work from my desktop to laptop which is also running Win7 Home Premium 64 bit. The Image Writer software worked perfectly on my laptop. Oddly enough I just installed a new HDD in it about a month ago and I've been working through all the OS updates. So I just confirmed its fully up to date with all the pending updates and it didn't experience an issue.
I've had this problem. I now have about 5 SD cards that I use with my RPi, none allow me to read using win32 disk imager. I've tried running as administrator, even running in safe mode. Doesn't work. I then tried a new card, straight out of the packaging. This worked fine, no error 5. However, I then wrote Raspbian onto the SD and installed it in the Pi. Later, I then tried reading it again - and then I got Error 5 again....
Found a steady way to simulate/duplicate this problem on Windows 7 desktop.
I put a Windows 7/Embeded OS into a 4G or 8G CF card (I also tried CFast, the same;probably SD card will also be similar via SATA-SD converter)'s NTFS partitions(s).
Then if I use a USB2->SATA converter and then a SATA->CF converter, to read and write a gain, write is always failed half way. (Windows 7 detect the card as hard disk drive)
My theory is
1. I sense that MS Windows 7 is constantly meddling with NTFS hard disk drive, even if there is no explorer window/instance open.
2. much less meddling if it's NTFS partition on removable media (but not hard disk, as detected by OS)
3. maybe current way of identify card by drive letter list is a bad idea (must have a letter assigned, but once doing so, windows 7 start to fool around with the card's NTFS journals non-stop; but we totally can strip off the assigned letter by "Manage" tool from "My Computer" right click menu)
4. there was a WinXP tool before called "SelfImage", which uses disk ID and partition ID to identify the drive and partition, which means we totally can just take away assigned the drive letter, but shield off Windows from meddling with card, even via interfacing SATA converter tool in between (man! SATA Cfast converter HW are way much cheaper than USB Cfast reader!) . Can we have something similar to the "SelfImage" way?
Just some points missed out during my previous submit:
(Point 3. more:) Even if it's detected as hard disk (via SATA converter), if there is no letter assigned, Windows 7 seems to refrain from touching the NTFS partitions. Maybe an easy way to simulate is just to use a USB2->2.5" notebook SATA drive, but the content in the SATA drive has a windows 7 on it. Try to backup/read and restore/write on a different PC/desktop, using Win Imager32.
I formated the USB memory stick and the format application informed me that the USB stick was used by another application and if I wanted to continue. I confirmed to continue and once the formating was complete I tried again using the Disk imager and it worked. That is how it worked for me with Error 5!
The Process Explorer tool from www.sysinternals.com has an option under "Find / Find Handle or DLL".
Then enter the drive letter (in my case it was i:) and it will show all processes with your SD drive open.
In my case it was process recordingmanager.exe from Real Networks.
Kill the processes and the write will go smoothly.
There is one easy way around this.
1. Format the USB/Media device using the windows format tool in explorer.
2. Then copy the image to the media.
If any processes are using the partition the format tool will close them after prompting.
I had to use CMD and DISKPART to format the drive, after which I was able to write the image to the HDD. You just need to follow the CMD steps in this video =hmKKKfBYsmU Basically I made my external HDD bootable.
Possible solution, apologies if this is a repeat: I had the same Access Denied Error 5 message when trying to burn to a 16GB USB drive . When I gave up and tried to eject my USB, windows claimed it was in use by another program.
The first few sectors written to the the device are likely to contain the partition information. Apps, either OS or 3rd party, scanning for drives for whatever reason are able to read that as soon as it is written so they try to get an handle on the partition / device, effectively blocking the writing process.
Skip the first chunk of data (first 1024 sectors?) and write everything else. This will be meaningless data to the OS. Finally, after the write loop is done, go back and write the first chunk of data.
I know that this forum is about manjaro so thats why i came here, I have made a raspberry pi os and i wanna take the hard drive and make a image out of it but when i use gnome disk utility it wants to make a image of even the unallocated sections of the hard drive, what software would i use to make a image of the allocated partitions only on manjaro? i know that win32diskimager will do it but i dont have access to a windows computer. Any help will be appreciated
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i put everything in order and when i turned on the raspberrypi, i only get a blank page with only red power led. if theres a problem with the card and image, what should i do? or is there any explanation to my rpoblem?
Are you sure you are running a 64 bits system? win32diskimager.exe is a 32 bits apps and does not run.
I found a way: simply format the SD card, unzip raspbian package, copy it on the SD card.
When booting, the raspberry pi let you choose the operating system you wish to install.