# After pulling and installing the new version I keep getting error messages and the pironman5 service does not start

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**Created:** [April 3, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/after-pulling-and-installing-the-new-version-i-keep-getting-error-messages-and-the-pironman5-service-does-not-start/2974 "2025-04-03T14:12:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/after-pulling-and-installing-the-new-version-i-keep-getting-error-messages-and-the-pironman5-service-does-not-start/2974/1 "2025-04-03T14:12:09Z")

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Hello,

I would like to ask for your help, I pulled the new version from github and after installing it pironman5 service could not be started. Can you please help me find out what the problem can be?  
I am pasting the error log here.  
Thank you

Kernel details  
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)  
Kernel: Linux 6.12.21-v8+  
Architecture: arm64

Log:  
Process: 1100 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/pironman5 start --background --debug-level=debug (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)  
Main PID: 1106 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Apr 03 15:59:04 rustypi pironman5[1106]: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
Apr 03 15:59:04 rustypi pironman5[1106]: File “/usr/lib/python3.11/pathlib.py”, line 1059, in read\_text  
Apr 03 15:59:04 rustypi pironman5[1106]: with self.open(mode=‘r’, encoding=encoding, errors=errors) as f:  
Apr 03 15:59:04 rustypi pironman5[1106]: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
Apr 03 15:59:04 rustypi pironman5[1106]: File “/usr/lib/python3.11/pathlib.py”, line 1045, in open  
Apr 03 15:59:04 rustypi pironman5[1106]: return io.open(self, mode, buffering, encoding, errors, newline)  
Apr 03 15:59:04 rustypi pironman5[1106]: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
Apr 03 15:59:04 rustypi pironman5[1106]: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: ‘/sys/bus/gpio/devices/gpiochip14/of\_node/compatible’  
Apr 03 15:59:05 rustypi systemd[1]: pironman5.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE  
Apr 03 15:59:05 rustypi systemd[1]: pironman5.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.

sudo pironman5 start results:  
File “/opt/pironman5/venv/bin/pironman5-service”, line 8, in   
sys.exit(main())  
^^^^^^  
File “/opt/pironman5/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pironman5/ **init**.py”, line 47, in main  
from pm\_auto.ws2812 import RGB\_STYLES  
File “/opt/pironman5/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pm\_auto/ws2812.py”, line 5, in   
import board  
File “/opt/pironman5/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/board.py”, line 45, in   
from adafruit\_blinka.board.raspberrypi.raspi\_5 import \*  
File “/opt/pironman5/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/adafruit\_blinka/board/raspberrypi/raspi\_5.py”, line 6, in   
from adafruit\_blinka.microcontroller.bcm2712 import pin  
File “/opt/pironman5/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/adafruit\_blinka/microcontroller/bcm2712/pin.py”, line 7, in   
from adafruit\_blinka.microcontroller.generic\_linux.lgpio\_pin import Pin  
File “/opt/pironman5/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/adafruit\_blinka/microcontroller/generic\_linux/lgpio\_pin.py”, line 30, in   
CHIP = \_get\_gpiochip()  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File “/opt/pironman5/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/adafruit\_blinka/microcontroller/generic\_linux/lgpio\_pin.py”, line 18, in \_get\_gpiochip  
drivers = set((dev / “of\_node/compatible”).read\_text().split(“\0”))  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File “/usr/lib/python3.11/pathlib.py”, line 1059, in read\_text  
with self.open(mode=‘r’, encoding=encoding, errors=errors) as f:  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File “/usr/lib/python3.11/pathlib.py”, line 1045, in open  
return io.open(self, mode, buffering, encoding, errors, newline)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: ‘/sys/bus/gpio/devices/gpiochip14/of\_node/compatible’

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**Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/after-pulling-and-installing-the-new-version-i-keep-getting-error-messages-and-the-pironman5-service-does-not-start/2974/2 "2025-04-07T10:23:03Z")

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I have successfully updated to the latest Raspberry Pi OS kernel version 6.12.x and installed the most recent version of the Pironman5 software. After thorough testing:

- The system is functioning normally
- I was unable to reproduce the issue you reported