Error: stderr: samtools sort: failed to read header from '/outputpath/samplename/.test/test_1M_Aligned.out.bam'
Release date : Jan 27,2026
- Check the file /outputpath/samplename/.test/test_1M_Log.out. It may indicate:
"FATAL INPUT ERROR: unrecognized parameter name 'genomeType' in input 'genomeParameters.txt'"
"EXITING because of FATAL ERROR: Genome version: 2.7.1a is INCOMPATIBLE with running STAR version: 2.7.10a SOLUTION: please re-generate genome from scratch with running version of STAR, or with version: 2.7.4a"
- This error occurs due to version incompatibility between the genome index and the STAR software. Resolve it by providing the --star_path parameter to specify the path to the STAR version used for building the index.
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