a supported tablet was not found on the system companion 2

On GNU/Linux, this program is in /usr/local/bin.

In case aiStarter somehow does need to be started manually on the Mac, find it using Spotlight, use the Finder to go to /Applications/AppInventor/commands-for-App, and double click on aiStarter. On the Mac, aiStarter should start automatically, so Mac users should not have to worry about this. On Windows, there should be a button on your desktop that starts aiStarter. If it is not running, you'll get an error message that says so. Whenever you want to use the emulator or the USB cable, you need to make sure that aiStarter is running. It provides communication between different parts of App Inventor, including the part in your browser.

The aiStarter program is installed on your computer with the App Inventor Setup software. Using the USB cable ►Īpp Inventor is telling me to restart the aiStarter program. (Use shift-reload to also reload the cache.) Then try connecting to the emulator again. To fix this, reload the App Inventor page in your browser. Some people have observed a problem where the app runs on the emulator, but images do not appear. My app runs on the emulator, but images do not appear. If this does not help, see the steps under Emulator Connection Help Guide. To install, you need to first reboot the system, then run the uninstaller for the old version on the tools, then download and install the new tools. The most common cause here is that App Inventor setup software needs to be reinstalled. This message means that App Inventor believes it's connected to the emulator, but it is getting no response from the AI Companion software that should be running there. Try resetting the Companion and reconnecting.' When connecting to the emulator, App Inventor says: 'Network Error Communicating with Companion. You can also visit the App Inventor Forum to connect with other App Inventor users. In addition to the troubleshooting suggestions shown here, you can check out the page for General connection help. Still not working? See How to update the App Inventor setup software. Follow the instructions carefully, including the steps of rebooting and uninstalling. If that doesn't fix the problem, reinstall the setup software. If you are having trouble with the emulator or USB, first try visiting the Connection Test Page to verify that aiStarter is running and that you have installed the latest version of the setup software. I'm trying to use the emulator, and it's not working.

A supported tablet was not found on the system companion 2