"Error spawning the child process" upon flashing #4356

fatso83 · 2024-11-17T10:40:11Z

Etcher version: 1.19.25
Operating system and architecture: macOS 15, arm64 Apple M2 Max
Image flashed: ubuntu-24.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso
What do you think should have happened:
Not get an error message without any logs to go by

Select the image
Select the USB device (tried both 8GB and 64GB sticks)
Flash
Success? (got error instead: "Error spawning the child process")

What happened:
"Error spawning the child process" which is caused by a swallowed process exception:

"Error: Elevation timeout\n    at file:///Applications/balenaEtcher.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/.webpack/renderer/main_window/index.js:355:4465\n    at r (file:///Applications/balenaEtcher.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/.webpack/renderer/main_window/index.js:2:329483)"

Do you see any meaningful error information in the DevTools?

Full log

index.js:2 _____ _ _ | ___| | | | | |__ | |_ ___| |__ ___ _ __ | __|| __/ __| '_ \ / _ \ '__| | |___| || (__| | | | __/ | \____/ \__\___|_| |_|\___|_|

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Version = 1.19.25, Type = local
index.js:140 Spawning unpriviledged sidecar on port 3434
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 /Applications/balenaEtcher.app/Contents/Resources/etcher-util
index.js:2 etcher-l1y2og
index.js:2 Retrying to connect to child process in 1000... 1 / 10
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 2 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 etcher-l1y2og
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 CHILD READY
index.js:2 start heartbeat
index.js:2 CHILD LOG: Ready ...
index.js:2 CHILD LOG: Scan requested
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 3 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 CHILD LOG: sourceMetadata requested
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 4 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 4 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Spawning priviledged sidecar on port 3435
index.js:2 /Applications/balenaEtcher.app/Contents/Resources/etcher-util
index.js:2 ... with privileges ...
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 0 devices, 0% at 0.00 MB/s (total 0.00 MB/s) with 0 failed devices
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Error]: Event rejected due to exceeded retry count
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Error spawning child process Error: Invalid error title: undefined
at Object.i [as createError] (index.js:353:5185)
at index.js:355:2732
at async t.withTmpFile (index.js:2:903000)
at async t.elevateCommand (index.js:355:2235)
at async t.spawnChildAndConnect (index.js:140:43289)
at async f (index.js:140:45207)
at async t.flash (index.js:140:47000)
at async S (index.js:140:51638)
at async E.tryFlash (index.js:140:53449)
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Error: Error spawning the child process
at t.spawnChildAndConnect (index.js:140:44239)
at async f (index.js:140:45207)
at async t.flash (index.js:140:47000)
at async S (index.js:140:51638)
at async E.tryFlash (index.js:140:53449)
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Starting...
media/icon.png:1

   Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Error]: Event rejected due to exceeded retry count
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Error]: Event rejected due to exceeded retry count
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 CHILD LOG: sourceMetadata requested
index.js:2 Starting...
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 2 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
e.warn @ index.js:2
e.handleResponse @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
a @ index.js:355
Promise.then (async)
l @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
h @ index.js:355
e.send @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
h @ index.js:355
e.flush @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
r @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
e.warn @ index.js:2
e.handleResponse @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
a @ index.js:355
Promise.then (async)
l @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
h @ index.js:355
e.send @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
h @ index.js:355
e.flush @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
r @ index.js:2
setTimeout (async)
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
e.schedule @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
Promise.then (async)
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
r @ index.js:2
setTimeout (async)
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
e.schedule @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
Promise.then (async)
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
r @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Error]: Event rejected due to exceeded retry count
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
e.error @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
a @ index.js:355
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Warn]: {code: 0, error: "Status 'unknown' provided for 1 events"}
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
e.warn @ index.js:2
e.handleResponse @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
a @ index.js:355
Promise.then (async)
l @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
h @ index.js:355
e.send @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
h @ index.js:355
e.flush @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
r @ index.js:2
setTimeout (async)
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
e.schedule @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
Promise.then (async)
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
r @ index.js:2
setTimeout (async)
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
e.schedule @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
Promise.then (async)
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
r @ index.js:2
setTimeout (async)
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
e.schedule @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
Promise.then (async)
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
r @ index.js:2
index.js:2 Amplitude Logger [Error]: Event rejected due to exceeded retry count
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
e.error @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:2
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
(anonymous) @ index.js:355
a @ index.js:355

❯ npx envinfo --system

  System:
    OS: macOS 15.1
    CPU: (12) arm64 Apple M2 Max
    Memory: 154.95 MB / 64.00 GB
    Shell: 5.2.37 - /opt/homebrew/bin/bash

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fatso83 · 2024-11-17T10:53:16Z

Captured some more details from devtools. Not sure if it helps much.

sumitsharansatsangi · 2024-11-21T13:06:07Z

I am also facing the same error. Tried with different iso file , checked hashed sum , everything was correct, but still the same pop up. Tried with old iso which was worked on earlier version of Balena etcher, but still the same pop up

khmseu · 2024-12-01T12:24:05Z

Same here under Linux. I suspect an install bug:

$ sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/balena-etcher_1.19.25_amd64.deb 
Vormals nicht ausgewähltes Paket balena-etcher wird gewählt.
(Lese Datenbank ... 1424642 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
Vorbereitung zum Entpacken von .../balena-etcher_1.19.25_amd64.deb ...
Entpacken von balena-etcher (1.19.25) ...
balena-etcher (1.19.25) wird eingerichtet ...
**chmod: Zugriff auf '/opt/balenaEtcher/chrome-sandbox' nicht möglich: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden**
Trigger für desktop-file-utils (0.23-3ubuntu3) werden verarbeitet ...
Trigger für bamfdaemon (0.5.3+18.04.20180207.2-0ubuntu1) werden verarbeitet ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Trigger für gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu2) werden verarbeitet ...
Trigger für mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) werden verarbeitet ...
$

khmseu · 2024-12-01T12:35:08Z

No, that seems to not be it:

$ grep chmod /var/lib/dpkg/info/balena-etcher.*
/var/lib/dpkg/info/balena-etcher.postinst:chmod 4755 '/opt/balenaEtcher/chrome-sandbox' || true
$ stat /usr/lib/balena-etcher/chrome-sandbox
  Datei: /usr/lib/balena-etcher/chrome-sandbox
  Größe: 54248     	Blöcke: 112        EA Block: 4096   Normale Datei
Gerät: fd00h/64768d	Inode: 10748261    Verknüpfungen: 1
Zugriff: (4755/-rwsr-xr-x)  Uid: (    0/    root)   Gid: (    0/    root)
Zugriff    : 2024-12-01 13:09:13.000000000 +0100
Modifiziert: 2024-10-10 11:51:14.000000000 +0200
Geändert   : 2024-12-01 13:09:37.241563640 +0100
 Geburt    : -
$

So, the install is buggy, but the mode of that file seems to be correct anyway.

khmseu · 2024-12-01T13:56:06Z

Balena seems to phone home a lot. I see these URLs:

          "url": "https://data.balena-cloud.com/amplitude/2/httpapi",
          "url": "https://efp.balena.io/?borderRight=false&darkBackground=true&etcher-version=1.19.25&api-version=2&optOutAnalytics=false"

Anyway, here's $HOME/.config/balenaEtcher/sentry/scope_v3.json, in case it helps someone - it's the only thing in there that looks vaguely like a log:
scope_v3.json

djredflame · 2024-12-05T13:26:37Z

Hi everyone,
I wanted to point out that the same issue occurs on Windows 10 (64-bit). I tried flashing a balena.img file using Balena Etcher, but it didn’t work, showing the same symptoms described in this issue.

Interestingly, I was able to flash the same balena.img successfully using Rufus.

Best regards,
Dj Redflame

henriIV-72 · 2024-12-12T13:55:34Z

with Balena-etcher 1.19.25: same issue when trying to flash
with Ubuntu 24.10 's default tool "startup disk crerator": USB is flashed OK

in both cases, same HW:
System:
OS: Linux 6.11 Ubuntu 24.10 24.10 (Oracular Oriole)
CPU: (4) x64 Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU N3700 @ 1.60GHz
Memory: 4.65 GB / 7.18 GB
Container: Yes
Shell: 5.2.32 - /bin/bash

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