# Latest **URL:** https://community.openconversational.ai/latest.md?page=2 [Latest](https://community.openconversational.ai/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openconversational.ai/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openconversational.ai/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Neon OS On RPi5](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/neon-os-on-rpi5/14217)
**Author:** [@NeonDaniel](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/NeonDaniel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/neon-os-on-rpi5/14217 "2025-02-12T19:23:33Z")
Here’s a short demo comparing the Raspberry Pi 5 to the Mark 2 (Pi 4). I’m very impressed with the local performance; this used a basic USB microphone/sound card for speakers but I plan on testing out some other audio so… --- ## [Mimic 3 TTS Models Failing to Load with INVALID\_PROTOBUF Error](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mimic-3-tts-models-failing-to-load-with-invalid-protobuf-error/15164)
**Author:** [@Daise](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Daise)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mimic-3-tts-models-failing-to-load-with-invalid-protobuf-error/15164 "2025-03-02T20:21:30Z")
I am encountering an issue with Mimic3 TTS models failing to load with the error “INVALID\_PROTOBUF”. Despite following the installation steps and ensuring the correct setup, the models are not loading correctly and the e… --- ## [OVOS Dialog Transformers Demo - Ollama](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-dialog-transformers-demo-ollama/17721)
**Author:** [@mikejgray](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mikejgray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-dialog-transformers-demo-ollama/17721 "2025-02-24T14:35:37Z")
For anyone interested in experimentation, I’ve put together a little OVOS dialog transformer. It’s not quite a persona, but it does allow you to alter your assistant’s speech using Ollama before it’s synthesized. In the … --- ## [How to disable "internet is down" voice notification on OVOS?](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-to-disable-internet-is-down-voice-notification-on-ovos/17658)
**Author:** [@vanja1](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/vanja1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-to-disable-internet-is-down-voice-notification-on-ovos/17658 "2025-02-18T09:02:22Z")
Hi, running OVOS on RPI3. When my internet or wifi is down, mycroft spirals down to endless repeating of “cannot get internet connection, check your wifi and try again” or something along those lines. Repeating it agai… --- ## [How do I accomplish the following in Neon AI (what I used to do in Mycroft)?](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-do-i-accomplish-the-following-in-neon-ai-what-i-used-to-do-in-mycroft/14374)
**Author:** [@zinsy23](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/zinsy23)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-do-i-accomplish-the-following-in-neon-ai-what-i-used-to-do-in-mycroft/14374 "2025-02-17T16:59:20Z")
Hi everyone, I am making a switch from the original Mycroft to Neon. I’ve tried following Neon documentation, but I’m having a difficult time trying to figure out how to do the following things I used to do in Mycroft. … --- ## [OpenVoiceOS Foundation Goes Live](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/openvoiceos-foundation-goes-live/17619)
**Author:** [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/openvoiceos-foundation-goes-live/17619 "2025-02-15T18:00:26Z")
The OpenVoiceOS (OVOS) Foundation has officially launched, marking a new era for open-source voice AI. As a nonprofit, the foundation is dedicated to fostering privacy-first, community-driven voice assistant technology. … --- ## [How do i download and install it](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-do-i-download-and-install-it/17530)
**Author:** [@Zechariah](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Zechariah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-do-i-download-and-install-it/17530 "2025-02-07T19:49:05Z")
how do i download and intsall the mycroft ai on raspberrypi 3b+ --- ## [Transcription saving plugin](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/transcription-saving-plugin/17438)
**Author:** [@mikejgray](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mikejgray)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/transcription-saving-plugin/17438 "2025-02-03T15:16:21Z")
Per a user request, I put together a PHAL plugin that saves JSON output from conversation messages to a JSONL file in ~/.cache/transcriptions. Right now it logs recognizer\_loop:wakeword, recognizer\_loop:utterance, and sp… --- ## [New wakeword library and models - openWakeWord](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/new-wakeword-library-and-models-openwakeword/13076)
**Author:** [@dscripka](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/dscripka)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/new-wakeword-library-and-models-openwakeword/13076 "2023-12-23T23:10:49Z")
Hey all! I’ve been following the progress of Mycroft and similar open-source digital assistant frameworks for some time, and one area that I’ve always found to be quite challenging is a good wakeword/wake phrase framewo… --- ## [RPI3 ovos cpu usage](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/rpi3-ovos-cpu-usage/14868)
**Author:** [@vanja1](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/vanja1)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/rpi3-ovos-cpu-usage/14868 "2024-05-09T12:54:29Z")
Hi, running raspovos headless image on rpi3+ I noticed average load is a bit high, constant 0.3. top shows 2 python and 1 python3 processes taking up between 20% - 30%, pulseaudio 3%… is this expected and normal? I g… --- ## [OVOS on Pi is listening, but doesn't understand](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-on-pi-is-listening-but-doesnt-understand/16329)
**Author:** [@bobbie0105](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/bobbie0105)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-on-pi-is-listening-but-doesnt-understand/16329 "2024-10-21T12:10:27Z")
hey, I just installed OVOS on my Pi 3 with the installer (in German, if that makes a difference). Now I can address Mycroft with ‘hey Mycroft’ and also hear the quiet wake-sound, he also hears my question afterwards, but… --- ## [How to configure location/region on OVOS](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-to-configure-location-region-on-ovos/15340)
**Author:** [@vanja1](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/vanja1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/how-to-configure-location-region-on-ovos/15340 "2025-01-17T21:25:04Z")
hi, running raspovos headless image on rpi3+ Where do I configure my current location in ovos? Judging by his response of “what’s the weather?” he has no clue where he is. the temperature is off by 30 degrees celsius … --- ## [SJ-201 / SJ201 Failure Mechanism Identified](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/sj-201-sj201-failure-mechanism-identified/15299)
**Author:** [@lampunderbasket](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/lampunderbasket)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/sj-201-sj201-failure-mechanism-identified/15299 "2025-01-16T22:56:34Z")
(Props to Clary for providing the Mycroft II units used in this investigation.) SHORT VERSION: \*) The “Died Suddenly” behavior of the SJ-201 boards is due to a failure (short) in one or more capacitors C13, C14, C19, a… --- ## [Latest version neon on Mark II- how own chatgtp api key](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/latest-version-neon-on-mark-ii-how-own-chatgtp-api-key/17168)
**Author:** [@Travis\_Andrew](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Travis_Andrew)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/latest-version-neon-on-mark-ii-how-own-chatgtp-api-key/17168 "2025-01-15T15:39:01Z")
I was wondering if we can use our own chatgpt key with the Mark II. I know with the ovos skill skill-ovos-fallack-chatgpt you can, but I don’t see where the settings are in the Mark II with latest neon for doing this.… --- ## [Skill installation on VENV](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/skill-installation-on-venv/17177)
**Author:** [@pakistador](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/pakistador)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/skill-installation-on-venv/17177 "2025-01-10T07:19:08Z")
Hi, I have installed Mycroft with ovos on python virtual env. I have add gui control for Homeassistant and all works. (in French version) but i would add home assistant skill. for add it i have read many solution and… --- ## [Open Voice OS (Mark II) vs HiveMind Satellite (Mark 1) ⚔️💥💪](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-mark-ii-vs-hivemind-satellite-mark-1/14709)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-mark-ii-vs-hivemind-satellite-mark-1/14709 "2025-01-09T17:58:10Z")
Introduction As Mark 1 is getting older and older, running a voice assistant on it might be a challenge! This is the reason why HiveMind was born, to solve this challenge by deporting the compute part on a more powerful… --- ## [\[Solved\] ERROR - 503 response from https://stt.smartgic.io/fasterwhisper/stt: b](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/solved-error-503-response-from-https-stt-smartgic-io-fasterwhisper-stt-b/17109)
**Author:** [@lukas](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/lukas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/solved-error-503-response-from-https-stt-smartgic-io-fasterwhisper-stt-b/17109 "2025-01-04T14:20:26Z")
Hi, I’m new to mycroft, but not to Linux. I am making my first steps with mycroft and ovos and everything related, and I am quite excited. I just installed ovos with the ovos install script on a raspberry pi 5b. It’s … --- ## [New Podcast Skill](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/new-podcast-skill/10718)
**Author:** [@JulianFV](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/JulianFV)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/new-podcast-skill/10718 "2025-01-01T21:13:39Z")
Skill name: Podcasts User story: I would be happy to have a skill which would enable the user to listen to Podcasts and to browse through them. What third party services, data sets or platforms will the Skill interact… --- ## [HiveMind - Quickstart and updated docs](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/hivemind-quickstart-and-updated-docs/16997)
**Author:** [@JarbasAl](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/JarbasAl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/hivemind-quickstart-and-updated-docs/16997 "2024-12-31T15:55:20Z")
HiveMind is an extension of the OpenVoiceOS (OVOS) voice assistant platform that allows you to connect multiple devices into a shared ecosystem, even those with limited hardware. By acting as a central hub, HiveMind enab… --- ## [Mark II running ovos problem with whisper..Need help!](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mark-ii-running-ovos-problem-with-whisper-need-help/17061)
**Author:** [@Travis\_Andrew](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Travis_Andrew)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 2:31am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mark-ii-running-ovos-problem-with-whisper-need-help/17061 "2024-12-31T02:31:35Z")
I just set my Mark II with ovos and am trying to get to use whisper to talk to. My whisper server is on the same subned and from the Mark II command line I can run this and it works fine: curl -X POST -H "Content-Type:… --- ## [Running OVOS after installation and reboot](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/running-ovos-after-installation-and-reboot/15089)
**Author:** [@Steve\_J](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Steve_J)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/running-ovos-after-installation-and-reboot/15089 "2024-12-28T00:08:33Z")
Hi, I’m a newbie to Raspberry Pi and OVOS. I have a pi 5 and successfully installed OVOS. It ran after installation and mycroft responded to queries. But when I rebooted, I can’t figure out how to get OVOS to run again. … --- ## [Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition on Microft Mark 2 Device](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/home-assistant-voice-preview-edition-on-microft-mark-2-device/16971)
**Author:** [@gravesjohnr](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/gravesjohnr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/home-assistant-voice-preview-edition-on-microft-mark-2-device/16971 "2024-12-24T18:55:54Z")
Would it be possible to use the Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition software on my Microft Mark2 device? It seems to me this would be a great use of this hardware. Thanks. -John --- ## [Repurposing Mark II with different OS](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/repurposing-mark-ii-with-different-os/16555)
**Author:** [@anon40704487](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/anon40704487)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/repurposing-mark-ii-with-different-os/16555 "2024-12-19T02:04:02Z")
I’m thinking about repurposing my Mark II unit to take it a slightly different direction. But I think I need to know if I put on an alternative OS, that I can make use of the hardware and drivers. I’m not super savvy. S… --- ## [Creating my first skill with essentially no experience - Mycroft MagicMirror skill](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/creating-my-first-skill-with-essentially-no-experience-mycroft-magicmirror-skill/3526)
**Author:** [@dmwilsonkc](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/dmwilsonkc)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 2:31am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/creating-my-first-skill-with-essentially-no-experience-mycroft-magicmirror-skill/3526 "2024-12-18T02:31:50Z")
So, as you can tell from the title, I have very little experience in writing code. I don’t know Python or Java. But I am a fast learner/tinkerer and am committed to seeing this through. I am looking for any suggestions t… --- ## [Never received my Mycroft Mark II devices, am I SOL?](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/never-received-my-mycroft-mark-ii-devices-am-i-sol/16896)
**Author:** [@criticowl](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/criticowl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/never-received-my-mycroft-mark-ii-devices-am-i-sol/16896 "2024-12-17T06:16:48Z")
Hello I was one of the original backers for the Mycroft II on Indigogo. It was a complete disaster with delay after delay after delay. Eventually, they promised us that we’d get the new units, except they never shipped … --- ## [Greetings. Possible API fork](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/greetings-possible-api-fork/16289)
**Author:** [@ipseonet](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/ipseonet)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/greetings-possible-api-fork/16289 "2024-10-09T22:51:49Z")
Hello, I was able to successfully install mycroft-core with no errors until using the cli. I am going to fork the mycroft-core project with instructions on the package requirements changes and what I did to install. I a… --- ## [OVOS/Neon TTS Plugin Options](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-neon-tts-plugin-options/16781)
**Author:** [@mikejgray](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mikejgray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-neon-tts-plugin-options/16781 "2024-12-02T02:36:05Z")
New blog post, following up on the STT post: ever want to customize your assistant’s text-to-speech model? Not sure what to do with all the options? In this post, we summarize the plugins available from OVOS and Neon and… --- ## [OVOS/Neon STT Plugin Options](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-neon-stt-plugin-options/16780)
**Author:** [@mikejgray](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mikejgray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/ovos-neon-stt-plugin-options/16780 "2024-12-02T02:11:57Z")
New blog post: ever want to customize your assistant’s speech-to-text model? Not sure what to do with all the options? In this post, we summarize the plugins available from OVOS and Neon and when you might want to use ea… --- ## [Open Voice OS running on a Mark II with its local AI running Mistral🔥🖲️🧠](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-running-on-a-mark-ii-with-its-local-ai-running-mistral/14572)
**Author:** [@goldyfruit](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/goldyfruit)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/open-voice-os-running-on-a-mark-ii-with-its-local-ai-running-mistral/14572 "2024-11-25T19:18:03Z")
This showcase how Open Voice OS runs on the Mark II device and how it connects to a local AI powered by LLAMA with the Mistral 7B OpenOrca to answer basic questions! --- ## [Anatomy of a voice assistant](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/anatomy-of-a-voice-assistant/16640)
**Author:** [@mikejgray](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/mikejgray)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/anatomy-of-a-voice-assistant/16640 "2024-11-18T13:33:05Z")
I recently wrote a blog series on how OVOS/Neon works - which service handles what part of the assistant pipeline? How do they interact? What are some configurations you can use for different scenarios, including minimal… [Previous page](https://community.openconversational.ai/latest.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.openconversational.ai/latest.md?page=3)