I have met the same question in ENVI 5.0 SP3. When open landsat8 file with the name "LO", which means that the file has Landsat 8 OLI(
http://landsat.usgs.gov/naming_conven...) only,there is the "File does not appear to be a valid tiff". When open file with the name "LC", which means that the file has Landsat 8 OLI and TIRS, everything goes wright.