# Mycroft on raspberry pi gives me this error and stops working
**URL:** https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mycroft-on-raspberry-pi-gives-me-this-error-and-stops-working/1314
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**Created:** [February 2, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mycroft-on-raspberry-pi-gives-me-this-error-and-stops-working/1314 "2017-02-02T21:26:55Z")
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### Author:  [@elblogbruno](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/elblogbruno)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mycroft-on-raspberry-pi-gives-me-this-error-and-stops-working/1314/1 "2017-02-02T21:26:56Z")
When I start Mycroft on raspberry pi it gives me this error and Mycroft stops working.
This happens every time I turn it on.
loop = RecognizerLoop()
File “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/mycroft\_core-0.8.1-py2.7.egg/mycroft/client/speech/listener.py”, line 184, in **init**
self.mycroft\_recognizer = self.create\_mycroft\_recognizer(rate, lang)
File “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/mycroft\_core-0.8.1-py2.7.egg/mycroft/client/speech/listener.py”, line 194, in create\_mycroft\_recognizer
return LocalRecognizer(wake\_word, phonemes, threshold, rate, lang)
File “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/mycroft\_core-0.8.1-py2.7.egg/mycroft/client/speech/local\_recognizer.py”, line 40, in **init**
self.decoder = Decoder(self.create\_config(dict\_name))
File “/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pocketsphinx/pocketsphinx.py”, line 271, in **init**
this = \_pocketsphinx.new\_Decoder(\*args)
RuntimeError: new\_Decoder returned -1
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Ypsingh18](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Ypsingh18)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mycroft-on-raspberry-pi-gives-me-this-error-and-stops-working/1314/2 "2017-06-16T19:34:32Z")
Were you able to fix the issue because i am also having the same problem
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### Author:  [@Thorsten](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Thorsten)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mycroft-on-raspberry-pi-gives-me-this-error-and-stops-working/1314/3 "2017-06-17T21:10:18Z")
Hey there.
I’m getting nearly the same error when trying to use a german wake word:
2017-06-18 16:33:28,426 - mycroft.messagebus.client.ws - INFO - Connected
ERROR: “pocketsphinx.c”, line 233: Cannot redirect log output
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/home/thorsten/mycroft-core/mycroft/client/speech/main.py”, line 221, in
main()
File “/home/thorsten/mycroft-core/mycroft/client/speech/main.py”, line 213, in main
loop.run()
File “/home/thorsten/mycroft-core/mycroft/client/speech/listener.py”, line 251, in run
self.start\_async()
File “/home/thorsten/mycroft-core/mycroft/client/speech/listener.py”, line 214, in start\_async
self, self.microphone)
File “/home/thorsten/mycroft-core/mycroft/client/speech/pocketsphinx\_audio\_consumer.py”, line 72, in **init**
self.decoder = Decoder(self.create\_decoder\_config(model\_lang\_dir))
File “/home/thorsten/.virtualenvs/mycroft/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pocketsphinx/pocketsphinx.py”, line 271, in **init**
this = \_pocketsphinx.new\_Decoder(\*args)
RuntimeError: new\_Decoder returned -1
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### Author:  [@baconator](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/baconator)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mycroft-on-raspberry-pi-gives-me-this-error-and-stops-working/1314/4 "2017-07-05T21:58:55Z")
Is an existing instance already running? How are you starting mycroft? Does the service and skill pieces load and work as expected (ie, no major errors in those logs)?
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### Author:  [@lifenjoy51](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/lifenjoy51)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2017, 10:38am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mycroft-on-raspberry-pi-gives-me-this-error-and-stops-working/1314/5 "2017-07-09T10:38:10Z")
I got this error after change “PHONEMES”.
and solved correcting phnemes according to this site.
[http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cmudict](http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cmudict)
I think that wrong phonemes occur this error.
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### Author:  [@LxR](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/LxR)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mycroft-on-raspberry-pi-gives-me-this-error-and-stops-working/1314/6 "2017-10-09T01:20:30Z")
Were you able to solve it? If yes then how. Thanks
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### Author:  [@Mn0491](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Mn0491)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/mycroft-on-raspberry-pi-gives-me-this-error-and-stops-working/1314/7 "2017-10-12T15:45:31Z")
this maybe an issue with messing with the wakeword. If mycroft doesn’t have the correct phonemes then the wakeword recognizer goes out of whack. if you use the site above you should be able to get the correct phonemes.