'java -version' failed. Error: spawn ENOENT

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Unable to launch a android device using appium due to below error. Java -version returns below results when running on command prompt.

java version “1.8.0_45”
Java™ SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_45-b14)
Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.45-b02, mixed mode

org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: A new session could not be created. (Original error: ‘java -version’ failed. Error: spawn ENOENT) (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information)
Command duration or timeout: 512 milliseconds

Please help in this regards, it is a blocker for our testing.

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Hi @rohit_gupta.

Please try with java version 1.7 and check.

Thanks,
Sujata

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I am hoping you have installed Android SDK properly with required packages.

Did you configured Android environment properly?
If you are not, Add “ANDROID_HOME” system environmental variable pointing to Android SDK path,
ANDROID_HOME — D:\UD\sdk (this is where i copied my Android SDK)

Add following to your system “PATH” variable - %ANDROID_HOME%\platform-tools;%ANDROID_HOME%\tools;

If you have configured above var.s properly,
In command prompt, what “adb devices” command returns.

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Check you have added java home in environment variable

if already set then try below solution
http://www.mytechtricks.com/2014/10/resolved-appium-could-not-find-devices-restarting-adb-server-and-enoent-issue.html

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Thanks UD for reply. I don’t see any devices in command prompt. I have all properties configured as you mentioned.On Running adb devices, I don’t see any devices. Please refer attached screenshot.

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Thanks Sujata for reply. I tried java 1.7, still no luck :frowning:

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Thanks Guneet, It resolved my initial problem. Now I am not seeing any connected device :frowning: I need to find out a way to configure device now. :smile:

Meanwhile If you have any documentation for the same please share. Attaching logs for reference.

info: [debug] Checking whether adb is present

info: [debug] Using adb from C:\Users\Rohit\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe
info: [debug] Using fast reset? true
info: [debug] Preparing device for session
info: [debug] Checking whether app is actually present
info: Retrieving device
info: [debug] Trying to find a connected android device
info: [debug] Getting connected devices…
info: [debug] executing cmd: C:\Users\Rohit\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe devices
info: [debug] 0 device(s) connected
info: [debug] Could not find devices, restarting adb server

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@rohit_gupta add your device usb driver

Check you have enabled usb debugging

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I’m getting same issue on mac(Yosemite) but if i try “java -version” on terminal it works fine. I have all the environment variable setup as when i run Appium doctor it show all the checks are passed.
Any solution.

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Same here… all variables defined OK, still getting:

info: [debug] Error: ‘java -version’ failed. Error: spawn ENOENT

This started after upgrading 1.3.7 to 1.4.0. Will try to downgrade and let you know.

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Found a workaround:
Just install Appium on a folder path that contains no spaces (For example: C:\Appium).
Now everything works fine.