
Now I have 2 SD Sticks, 2 Rasp Pi's, 2 SD Cards, 3 SD card readers and 3 apps on the Macbook to format a disk and still not got the sd cards working. but I bought a second raspberry pi and got the same result. 3.5' to 5.25' Front Bay Adapter - Mount 3.5' HDD in 5.25' Bay - Hard Drive Mounting Bracket w/ Mounting Screws (BRACKETFDBK) 5.52. so then I thought it might be the SD slot. This item: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 All-in-one Card Reader/Writer - Manhattan 175906. SO I thought I might have an issue with the sd card but that same thing happens on 2 SD cards. If you let it verify the checksum doesn't agree and the disk isn't useable

RPI Imager - on an SD card - gets to the end of the verify stage and then tells you the checksum doesn't match on SD Cardsīalener Etcher - on an SD card - works as long as you don't let it finish the verify stage. I get your logic but this is also what I have found.
Do not think failing at VERIFY STAGE is related to the issue of Imager not starting on a M1 if an offer to install Rosetta has been previously denied.
