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Error message when trying to add zip file

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screenshot from 2018-06-19 13-21-06

Etcher version: 1.43x86_64
Operating system and architecture: Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon 64 bit
Image flashed: Noobs V2_8_1.zip
Do you see any meaningful error information in the DevTools?

I get this error, it has worked OK in the past but new downloads seem to be more problematical, same issue on another PC using the Mint 18.3 but 32 bit

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Created 5 years ago
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jhermsmeiercommented, Jun 19, 2018

NOOBS is not a disk image (and hence Etcher can’t flash it), but an archive of a boot partition; please see #1756 for some background, and refer to the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s documentation.

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lurchcommented, Jun 20, 2018

I’ve a 3b+ and I’ve found out that Ubuntu Mate doesn’t load, my previous 3B was OK.

I’ve not used Ubuntu Mate on the RPi myself, but the 3B+ needs newer firmware blobs than the 3B. I did a quick search and there seems to be multiple topics about the 3B+ at https://ubuntu-mate.community/c/support/raspberry-pi-2