Etcher: Couldn't initialize the scanner

[stevie86]

• Etcher version: 1.1.1
• Operating system and architecture: Windows 10 x64
• Image flashed: none, not working
• Do you see any meaningful error information in the DevTools?
  How do I do that on Windows
  

[jviotti]

Related to https://github.com/resin-io-modules/drivelist/issues/198. Do you have a virtual drive mounted? Can you confirm that unmounting the virtual drive makes it work?

[lurch]

See also #1639

[MetalRush]

@ jviotti; I can confirm that (in my case) my Alcohol 120% virtual drive was the culprit.
I disabled the drive and reinstalled Etcher.
(now I have to find out why my image seems corrupt when validating)

[jviotti]

Can you try the following snapshot build that contains the fix: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7tkbonGU-RyTUNKaVpLb2VCZ1E/view?usp=sharing? If that still doesn't work, can you set the DRIVELIST_DEBUG environment variable and execute the application from cmd.exe, so you can see the debug logs?

For example:

set DRIVELIST_DEBUG=1
cd C:\Program Files\Etcher
etcher.exe

[mikaeljonssonhbg]

Hi,

Had the same issue and snapshot build from jviotti with fix above solved it for me! Thankxxx!

Running Windows 10 Home, build 10586

[stevie86]

Hi! Somehow it works for me now, I don't know why! Thanks!

[lurch]

@stevie86 Maybe you upgraded from Etcher 1.1.1 to Etcher 1.1.2 :-)

[jviotti]

@stevie86 Did you have a virtual volume or some other kind of "special" volume that you unmounted?