The narration engine fails to start and the message now shows an exit code or a signal. What does it mean?

BookyAI •1 min read •16 views •Updated Sep 7, 2026

From version 1.9.5, when the narration engine cannot start, the message includes how it stopped (an exit code or a signal such as SIGKILL) and the error line it printed, for example "exit code 1: Error: Could not load ...". Send that message to support as it is; it points straight at the cause. Common ones: a security or antivirus tool stopping the engine's helper process (usually a signal), or a broken engine download (delete and re-download the engine from Settings, BookyAI Audio).

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