github raspberrypi/rpi-imager v2.0.4

10 hours ago

What's new

  • Write Robustness:
    • Introduce WriteProgressWatchdog to monitor write progress and detect stalls
    • Implement recovery strategies for async I/O including queue depth reduction
      and sync fallback mechanisms
    • Standardize timeout handling for pending writes across all platforms
    • Add 5-minute emergency timeout as fallback for stalled operations
  • Performance:
    • Enhance recovery event handling and monitoring diagnostics
    • Capture SHA256 hash values in performance profiles for verification diagnostics
  • Image Handling:
    • Add support for parsing .gz files to extract uncompressed size information
    • Improve handling for files larger than 4GB
  • Disk Formatting:
    • Fix FAT32 formatting for large drives (>8GB)
    • Improve root directory handling based on sectors per cluster
  • Bug Fixes:
    • Fix external tools (runuser, xdg-open) failing in AppImage due to
      LD_LIBRARY_PATH conflicts causing PAM module loading errors
    • Improve thread safety for download cancellation
    • Enhance error handling for timeout conditions
    • Use Pathlib to generate file:// URIs in local JSON helper script
    • Use XDG-compliant canberra-gtk-play and PipeWire for audio notifications
      on Linux, fixing beep on Raspberry Pi OS which no longer ships PulseAudio control by default
  • Accessibility:
    • Bypass confirmation dialog timer when screen reader is active
  • Build:
    • Refactor Qt build scripts for improved POSIX compliance and consistency
    • Add macOS-specific optimizations for universal builds

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