kusti8 wrote:On Windows uncompress it with 7zip, on Mac with The Unarchiver (or unxz) or on Linux with
unxz myos.img.xz

It worked!!! thank you so much!

SonOfAMotherlessGoat wrote:Where are you downloading the Ubuntu image from?

The link on the Raspberry Pi website. the ubuntu mate torrent. Kali linux is doing the same thing and they both end in .xz

Basically here is the issue: I am trying to download Ubuntu to a SD card. I get the download and then go to use PiFiller but it fails with 1 second left and says to check that the SD card is not locked and try again. i unplug the card and plug it back in and then the card can't reread by my laptop s...

Wow thank you all! do you all suggest using the terminal to add OS images onto a card or a software?

Sorry, I'm new to this.

Hello,
I have been having trouble adding OS images onto an SD card (lots of stress over such a small thing) and I notice some of the operating systems end in .xz
Are the apposed to? what is the reason?

Thank you in advance!

Thank you again, but I'm still having issues. I can't select the images in PiBaker.

fruitoftheloom wrote:Yes not correctly creating the card is common, if you are sure it is not a fake SD Card, then would suggest you use PiBaker:

http://www.tweaking4all.com/software/ma ... e-pi-baker

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On the website it states it is for NOOBS. can I use it for the other images as well?

Thank you! I will download it and try it out. I know they aren't fake, I bought them myself at Office Max.

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drgeoff wrote:Read the "not booting" sticky and then if necessary come back here with a better description of the symptoms.

Where do I find that?

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