also learned some very odd things like the 2 image folders show 4-6 gb size but seem to require lots more memory when installed. the 8gb original card worked ok though for ver 1.22 and the ver 1.7 also though only far as image installer didnt complain like when trying smaller SD cards.

another very odd thing, when I 1st downloaded image zip files I put one on my 32gb micro SD thumb drive to move it between my winxp laptop and win7 laptop while using dif imagers. but after a couple attempts failed I tried putting zip folders from both versions on same thumb-drive which only had about 5gb space used I got errors on both zip folders saying destination drive was full and could no longer load them on said thumb drive. even after cleaning out files and formmating it. as if some how an image got either written on that drive (but all other files could still be added, used etc) or the zip folders once used/written to a disk it no longer was recognized as just a zip folder by WinXP

need somebody that fully understands this type format to help/explain things better as the page for Win32diskimager has no user guide explaining even how to use the few buttons in their app and no reply on their FB page.

what could cause my old pi to just stop responding and only power indicator light working ever since formatting the original SD card?

Hi every one hope you all had a merry Christmas.
I need some help Please at nearly 70 i am still using the brain i hope.
I have completed building the scanner 3D printed it all and now built a board.
all seems to work but i am unable save settings or update software ( have a licence).

"Error opening properties file for writing"
i am presuming that the software is in the correct place
home/pi/wiringpi/Freelss
Wlan 0 =192.168.0.2x

firmware is 1.11
wiringPi is 2.46
raspbain latest update and upgrade 4.14

Regards Howard

be sure the Lock switch on your SD card for write protection is not towards Lock or pi cant write to memory

n2ri wrote:

carl_m1968 wrote:

Go to get yourself a new SDcard like was suggested and try it again. Don't assume the card is good just because the writer is returning no errors. The fact that Windows cannot see the contents of the card means the card is defective. If the image is installed Windows should be able to see the directories and their contents on the card if it was done right and the card is a known good card.

dont think so...  My IT tech Sons also have Raspberry pis with images on SD cards for various projects and unless using Linux or an app like Etcher, PCs cant see the image and only ask to format card.
plus b4 all this formatting the SD card did cause pi LED lights all 5 to come on and some flickered like traffic. plus win32diskimager has very limited features and even less instructions. I find no way to format or a couple other options etcher has. gonna search more on pages I downloaded from for better info maybe retry and then try different micro SD adapter as they also come apart and loose connections often. but as long as it took last time reading/writing it had to have loaded.

I use a RP3 ver B to run my DUV Printer. It runs NanoDLP which is a dedicated OS for DUV printers. When I create an SDcard for it using Etcher. It makes the the card act as two drives. One of them Windows says needs to be formated and no matter what you can't access it. But there will be another drive under another letter called something. In my case it is BOOT. As you can see the ROOT aand all the files are visible as well as several directories. I have to open the last file in the list and edit it to enable the Wifi on my Pi so I know I can see, edit, and save files using Windows and the Pi can still use them as well. Not sure what  you and your IT friends are doing wrong but I can do it with no issues. You can see it is a Linux OS as well.

I just have a simple card reader that plugs into any USB port and then the card plugs into it. Maybe its a Windows 10 thing that allows you to see and interact with the files, I don't know. I just know I can.

yep its win 10 cloud that does that

n2ri

I am willing to contact you by phone if you are in the US. I can walk you through the issue you are having. I have trashed a few SD cards by using windows to format it. Also a note... The 1.27 image does not want to fit on an 8GB sdcard. Not sure if it was me but I bought a 16GB and it worked perfectly.

There is an SD formatter tool out there https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/ but again you need Windows 7 minimum.

Is there a reason for sticking with XP? XP is no longer supported and patching no longer works. For that matter Windows 7 is over next year.

I will help if you want. The point is, I think we all want to achieve the same thing here. We all want a scanner we can use.

If you are in the US I can help.

I never plan to use Win8-10. may as well use a kids tablet instead. most my stuff is run with Win XP and I have a Win 7 laptop for internet playing etc and use of apps that cant work on older OS. Im done with MS products made after that. tried Win10 1 week and took me 1 month to eradicate that Malware from My Thinkpad. the rasp pi on my Atlas is a model B too so dont need the newer stuff. and hate anything reliant on Cloud account. I prefer my laptops net/web  free enabled ;^>
and Win32Diskimager ver .9 works fine on Winxp 32bit. all the new software makers only sell Win 10 products now. dont mean thats all there is. heck I got lots of friends still using win95 and earlier PCs. depends on needs. lots on Linux too.
also if ya need a bigger SD card than device onboard memory can read that wont work. many cameras, Garmins etc have limits on that.

I am willing to contact you by phone if you are in the US. I can walk you through the issue you are having. I have trashed a few SD cards by using windows to format it. Also a note... The 1.27 image does not want to fit on an 8GB sdcard. Not sure if it was me but I bought a 16GB and it worked perfectly.

There is an SD formatter tool out there https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/ but again you need Windows 7 minimum.

Is there a reason for sticking with XP? XP is no longer supported and patching no longer works. For that matter Windows 7 is over next year.

I will help if you want. The point is, I think we all want to achieve the same thing here. We all want a scanner we can use.

If you are in the US I can help.

carl_m1968 wrote:

n2ri wrote:

took long time to write that time but still same result

Go to get yourself a new SDcard like was suggested and try it again. Don't assume the card is good just because the writer is returning no errors. The fact that Windows cannot see the contents of the card means the card is defective. If the image is installed Windows should be able to see the directories and their contents on the card if it was done right and the card is a known good card.

dont think so...  My IT tech Sons also have Raspberry pis with images on SD cards for various projects and unless using Linux or an app like Etcher, PCs cant see the image and only ask to format card.
plus b4 all this formatting the SD card did cause pi LED lights all 5 to come on and some flickered like traffic. plus win32diskimager has very limited features and even less instructions. I find no way to format or a couple other options etcher has. gonna search more on pages I downloaded from for better info maybe retry and then try different micro SD adapter as they also come apart and loose connections often. but as long as it took last time reading/writing it had to have loaded.

I use a RP3 ver B to run my DUV Printer. It runs NanoDLP which is a dedicated OS for DUV printers. When I create an SDcard for it using Etcher. It makes the the card act as two drives. One of them Windows says needs to be formated and no matter what you can't access it. But there will be another drive under another letter called something. In my case it is BOOT. As you can see the ROOT aand all the files are visible as well as several directories. I have to open the last file in the list and edit it to enable the Wifi on my Pi so I know I can see, edit, and save files using Windows and the Pi can still use them as well. Not sure what  you and your IT friends are doing wrong but I can do it with no issues. You can see it is a Linux OS as well.

I just have a simple card reader that plugs into any USB port and then the card plugs into it. Maybe its a Windows 10 thing that allows you to see and interact with the files, I don't know. I just know I can.

Hi n2ri,

I just emailed you a link to the SD image.  You can try writing it to the SD card with Win32DiskImager by following the instructions in the link below.  If it still doesn't work, you should try a different SD card.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati … windows.md

Uriah

I'm thinking the ver 1.27 is not compatible with my old model B pi maybe send the ver 1.22 and I'll try it and see if it works.

n2ri wrote:

took long time to write that time but still same result

Go to get yourself a new SDcard like was suggested and try it again. Don't assume the card is good just because the writer is returning no errors. The fact that Windows cannot see the contents of the card means the card is defective. If the image is installed Windows should be able to see the directories and their contents on the card if it was done right and the card is a known good card.

dont think so...  My IT tech Sons also have Raspberry pis with images on SD cards for various projects and unless using Linux or an app like Etcher, PCs cant see the image and only ask to format card.
plus b4 all this formatting the SD card did cause pi LED lights all 5 to come on and some flickered like traffic. plus win32diskimager has very limited features and even less instructions. I find no way to format or a couple other options etcher has. gonna search more on pages I downloaded from for better info maybe retry and then try different micro SD adapter as they also come apart and loose connections often. but as long as it took last time reading/writing it had to have loaded.

took long time to write that time but still same result

Go to get yourself a new SDcard like was suggested and try it again. Don't assume the card is good just because the writer is returning no errors. The fact that Windows cannot see the contents of the card means the card is defective. If the image is installed Windows should be able to see the directories and their contents on the card if it was done right and the card is a known good card.

carl_m1968 wrote:

n2ri wrote:

that win32 image writer program wont even start when installed on my Win xp PC it just says proceedure start point dll not found. download page says nothing about required OS etc

You seem to only read what you want.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/

This release is for Windows 7/8.1/10. It will should also work on Windows Server 2008/2012/2016 (although not tested by the developmers). For Windows XP/Vista, please use v0.9 (in the files archive).

Quoted straight from the main page even included their spelling mistake. Seems pretty informative to me. Look close at the part I put in bold.

yep see my post update

Like Hairu said, your SDcard is probably bad then. They do go bad. This was most likely your issue from the beginning since you said all you did is brought it out of storage. Also you need to make sure it is a Class10 card since it will be used as an OS.

n2ri wrote:

hairu526 wrote:

Hi n2ri,

I just emailed you a link to the SD image.  You can try writing it to the SD card with Win32DiskImager by following the instructions in the link below.  If it still doesn't work, you should try a different SD card.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati … windows.md

Uriah

that win32 image writer program wont even start when installed on my Win xp PC it just says proceedure start point dll not found. download page says nothing about required OS etc

You seem to only read what you want.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/

This release is for Windows 7/8.1/10. It will should also work on Windows Server 2008/2012/2016 (although not tested by the developmers). For Windows XP/Vista, please use v0.9 (in the files archive).

Quoted straight from the main page even included their spelling mistake. Seems pretty informative to me. Look close at the part I put in bold.

yep see my post update

hairu526 wrote:

Hi n2ri,

I just emailed you a link to the SD image.  You can try writing it to the SD card with Win32DiskImager by following the instructions in the link below.  If it still doesn't work, you should try a different SD card.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati … windows.md

Uriah

that win32 image writer program wont even start when installed on my Win xp PC it just says proceedure start point dll not found. download page says nothing about required OS etc

You seem to only read what you want.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/

This release is for Windows 7/8.1/10. It will should also work on Windows Server 2008/2012/2016 (although not tested by the developmers). For Windows XP/Vista, please use v0.9 (in the files archive).

Quoted straight from the main page even included their spelling mistake. Seems pretty informative to me. Look close at the part I put in bold.