Original error: 'java -version' failed. Error: spawn ENOENT

Issues/Bugs
1

Hi,

Im encountering the below error ,when I try to execute my tests:
A new session could not be created. (Original error: ‘java -version’ failed. Error: spawn ENOENT) (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information)

Below is the APPIUM log trace:

info: Welcome to Appium v1.3.4 (REV c8c79a85fbd6870cd6fc3d66d038a115ebe22efe)
info: Appium REST http interface listener started on 127.0.0.1:4723
info: [debug] Non-default server args: {“app”:“D:\apk\Calculator.apk”,“address”:“127.0.0.1”,“logNoColors”:true,“platformName”:“Android”,“platformVersion”:“17”,“automationName”:“Appium”}
info: Console LogLevel: debug
info: → POST /wd/hub/session {“desiredCapabilities”:{“platformVersion”:“4.2”,“deviceName”:“test”,“platformName”:“Android”,“appActivity”:“com.android.calculator2.Calculator”,“browserName”:“”,“appPackage”:“com.android.calculator2”}}
info: Client User-Agent string: Apache-HttpClient/4.3.4 (java 1.5)
info: [debug] Using local app from command line: D:\apk\Calculator.apk
info: [debug] Creating new appium session 0b165cb9-2ed2-44c3-b29c-d1375c4d610e
error: Failed to start an Appium session, err was: Error: ‘java -version’ failed. Error: spawn ENOENT
info: Starting android appium
info: [debug] Getting Java version
info: [debug] Cleaning up android objects
info: [debug] Cleaning up appium session
info: [debug] Error: ‘java -version’ failed. Error: spawn ENOENT
at D:\AppiumForWindows\AppiumForWindows-1.3.4.1\Appium\node_modules\appium\lib\devices\android\android-common.js:1033:17
at exithandler (child_process.js:633:7)
at ChildProcess.errorhandler (child_process.js:649:5)
at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:795:12)
info: [debug] Responding to client with error: {“status”:33,“value”:{“message”:“A new session could not be created. (Original error: ‘java -version’ failed. Error: spawn ENOENT)”,“origValue”:“‘java -version’ failed. Error: spawn ENOENT”},“sessionId”:null}
info: ← POST /wd/hub/session 500 39.414 ms - 208

Kindly help to resolve this issue.

2

Hi,

Could you check if JDK 1.7 is installed on your machine?

Thanks,
Sujata

3

Hello Sujata,
I have installed JDK 1.7 on my machine, but still I am getting the same error.

Regards,
Akshatha

4

Hi,

Is Java JDK location added to path (System environment variable), and also when you type “java -version” on a new command window, what message do you get?
Could you verify above?

Thanks,
Sujata

5

yes sujata I have added the path of java in environment variables.
I get the message as java version “1.7.0_67”

6

Hi Aksatha,

Is your issue resolved?

Thanks,
Sujata

7

No sujata.
That issue is still there

Thank you

8

Hi @Akshatha We also getting the same issue , Please let me know the solution if the issue has been solved from your side.

9

Hi Rakesh,

did you get any resolution for the above issue?

Thanks,
Rohit

10

No… That issue still exists.

Thanks,
Akshatha

11

check u have added java home in environment variable

if already added then try below link

http://www.mytechtricks.com/2014/10/resolved-appium-could-not-find-devices-restarting-adb-server-and-enoent-issue.html

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12

@guneetgarg solution worked for me. @Akshatha, you may try updating system 32 in path.

15

Issue got resolved.
I added %SystemRoot%system32 in path variable of System variable.

Regards,
Akshatha

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16

Thanks a lot guys. . am stuck up with this issue for two days. but now got solved.

Thanks so much

17

In Android Home give path till SDK only … apart from this don’t give any path to android home

that would work for sure.
C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030\sdk

18

Hi All,

I am facing the same error from past few days. Not able to figure out where it went get wrong. Initially it was working fine but I have done some changes so not sure what went wrong.

Configurations:

java version- 1.8.0_66
Appium version - 1.4.13.1
Environment Variables are perfectly set i…e ANROID_HOME , JRE_HOME , PATH, JAVA_HOME

Could any one please suggest some solution for it.

Thanks
Sakshi

19

I added %SystemRoot%system32 in path variable of System variable.

Add it in environment variable and check.

20

Hi Akshatha,

Thanks for the reply,

I have resolved it yesterday itself.

I was giving incorrect path of SDK tools in system variables > Path