Can't write to SD card

pauljkean · July 17, 2017 at 11:18 AM

I'm using the tool to make an SD card for a Rasberry Pi 3.

The tool runs, but when I try to write, the write fails immediately

Any idea what this means

..Paul

**Klojum** · July 17, 2017 at 12:27 PM Official Post

Did you try Google Translate for that error message?

**vpeter** · July 17, 2017 at 12:29 PM

Maybe card is dying? Or there is one program which keeps it lock?

Btw: What is this extra icon on toolbar? From which program it is?

pauljkean · July 17, 2017 at 10:27 PM

Hi, Thanks for your responses

I tried Google translator but I can't copy the message properly and so the translator just produces garbage. I'll try a person translator tomorrow.

The extra icon at the top of each window is from a tool called UltraMon. It helps with running multiple monitors on Windows.

I can't see any other program locking the card, and Windows 10 has no problem reading or writing to it.

**vpeter** · July 18, 2017 at 8:01 AM

Can you try using Win32 Disk Imager? Wondering if there would work.

pauljkean · July 18, 2017 at 9:31 AM

My translator says the message in that pop-up is not Chinese but some other random characters.

Do you mean to use Win32 Disk Imager instead of the USB-SD creator tool

**vpeter** · July 18, 2017 at 9:34 AM

Quote from pauljkean

Do you mean to use Win32 Disk Imager instead of the USB-SD creator tool

Yes.

pauljkean · July 19, 2017 at 9:23 AM

I tried Disk Imager, but it gives the same error.

I think its a problem with the card. Either it is faulty or formatted incorrectly

**vpeter** · July 19, 2017 at 9:25 AM

It is faulty.

Just in case try in some other computer. Just in case

morf · August 2, 2017 at 8:59 PM

Im getting an error message not enough space when i download LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-8.0.2.img.gz for raspbery pi 3 to my 32 gb SD card using the os to sd decoder?

**vpeter** · August 3, 2017 at 8:22 AM

morf, screenshot would be nice.

morf · August 3, 2017 at 6:24 PM

Here is the screenshot!

**vpeter** · August 3, 2017 at 6:54 PM

Can you format SD card withHP USB Disk Storage Format Tool? Creator should handle this case and I'm wondering what is wrong in your case.

**chewitt** · August 3, 2017 at 7:41 PM Official Post

Or try restoring bootsector.img to the card first, then eject and reconnect.

BatterPudding · August 14, 2017 at 8:02 PM

The size of that E: drive is only 243MB... fake card?

Bubba2017 · August 23, 2017 at 11:53 PM

Quote from chewitt

Or try restoring bootsector.img to the card first, then eject and reconnect.

If this works could it be added to the USB-SD creator menu. i.e. Restore SD Card.

**vpeter** · August 24, 2017 at 7:31 AM

Quote from Bubba2017

If this works could it be added to the USB-SD creator menu. i.e. Restore SD Card.

In this case you can get disk which doesn't have any partition - whole disk is a partition. And I don't like that.

I already have correct format functionality for Creator just doesn't know when I will finish it.

Use H2testw program to test the card. Or some similar program.

Bubba2017 · August 25, 2017 at 5:15 PM

I have been able to removed the partitions and restore a single partition using Windows Diskpart.

I used the Bootsector.img from chewitt

This worked great restoring the SD card so I could use it in windows again.

It seems reasonable for the bootsector.img file to restore the sd card for windows users to be in the Select versions drop down menu.

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