Opening recalbox.img.xz file using etcher

[Grezmondo81]

I'm using a Mac to download the file for Raspberri pi 2. I've downloaded the .xz file successfully, and also installed Etcher. When I select the file in etcher it repeatedly say "File Format not recognized." I've repeated the process over and over but had no joy. Can anyone help…???

[Substring]

@grezmondo81 have you verified the checksum of the file ?

[Grezmondo81]

@substring How do I do that?

[Substring]

@grezmondo81 download the .sha1 file of the image and verify it with a software that xan compute sha1 from a file. You're on mac, i can't help you more. The aim is t make sure your diwnload is valid

[Grezmondo81]

@substring The download seems valid. Although when I try to open the zipped file it simply duplicates the file again (creates a .2 version). Tried everything

[abunille]

@grezmondo81

Try to extract the file with example The Unarchiver.
And if Etcher fails again, try ApplePi-Baker.
I never used Etcher on Mac.

[Grezmondo81]

@abunille Will do! Thanks!