The aiStarter helper does not appear to be running

[eilon_tzabari]

hello i need help with my ai starter , i am trying to use the emulator but i get that message :
The aiStarter helper does not appear to be running
i have the ai starter install on my pc this is the message from it:
App Inventor version: 30.265.0
Architecture: AMD64

AppInventor tools located here: C:\Program Files\MIT App Inventor

ADB path: C:\Program Files\MIT App Inventor\from-Android-SDK\platform-tools\adb
Bottle v0.12.13 server starting up (using WSGIRefServer())...
Listening on http://127.0.0.1:8004/
Hit Ctrl-C to quit.

127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:25] "OPTIONS /ping/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:25] "GET /ping/ HTTP/1.1" 200 88
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:26] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:26] "OPTIONS /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 138, in run
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 181, in finish_response
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 310, in finish_content
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 332, in send_headers
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 255, in send_preamble
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 453, in _write
File "socketserver.py", line 799, in write
ConnectionAbortedError: [WinError 10053] An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:26] "OPTIONS /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 500 59

Exception happened during processing of request from ('127.0.0.1', 60499)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 138, in run
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 181, in finish_response
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 310, in finish_content
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 332, in send_headers
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 255, in send_preamble
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 453, in _write
File "socketserver.py", line 799, in write
ConnectionAbortedError: [WinError 10053] An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 141, in run
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 368, in handle_error
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 180, in finish_response
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 274, in write
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 331, in send_headers
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 344, in client_is_modern
TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not subscriptable

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "socketserver.py", line 316, in _handle_request_noblock
File "socketserver.py", line 347, in process_request
File "socketserver.py", line 360, in finish_request
File "socketserver.py", line 720, in init
File "wsgiref\simple_server.py", line 133, in handle
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 144, in run
File "wsgiref\simple_server.py", line 35, in close
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'split'

127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:26] "OPTIONS /start/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0
AVD exists. Starting emulator...
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:27] "GET /start/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:27] "OPTIONS /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0
emulator: Android emulator version 30.3.5.0 (build_id 7033400) (CL:N/A)
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:27] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
handleCpuAcceleration: feature check for hvf
emulator: ERROR: x86_64 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration!
CPU acceleration status: HAXM is not installed on this machine
More info on configuring VM acceleration on Windows:

Configure hardware acceleration for the Android Emulator  | ...

General information on acceleration: Configure hardware acceleration for the Android Emulator  |  Android Studio  |  Android Developers.

127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:49] "OPTIONS /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:49] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:49] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:49] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:50] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:50] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:50] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:51] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:51] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:51] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:51] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:51] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:52] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:52] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:52] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:53] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:53] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:53] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:53] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:54] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:54] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:54] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:55] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:10:55] "OPTIONS /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:11:16] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:11:21] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:16:22] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:16:22] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:16:22] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:16:22] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:16:22] "OPTIONS /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 138, in run
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 181, in finish_response
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 310, in finish_content
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 332, in send_headers
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 255, in send_preamble
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 453, in _write
File "socketserver.py", line 799, in write
ConnectionAbortedError: [WinError 10053] An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 21:16:22] "OPTIONS /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 500 59

Exception happened during processing of request from ('127.0.0.1', 60624)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 138, in run
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 181, in finish_response
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 310, in finish_content
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 332, in send_headers
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 255, in send_preamble
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 453, in _write
File "socketserver.py", line 799, in write
ConnectionAbortedError: [WinError 10053] An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 141, in run
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 368, in handle_error
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 180, in finish_response
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 274, in write
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 331, in send_headers
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 344, in client_is_modern
TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not subscriptable

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "socketserver.py", line 316, in _handle_request_noblock
File "socketserver.py", line 347, in process_request
File "socketserver.py", line 360, in finish_request
File "socketserver.py", line 720, in init
File "wsgiref\simple_server.py", line 133, in handle
File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 144, in run
File "wsgiref\simple_server.py", line 35, in close
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'split'

[ABG]

Can you install any non-MIT Android emulators?

FAQ Section: Companion and Emulator

Introductory Your First App Testing - MIT Breaking News: Feb 19, 2024 nb196 needs Companion 2.70 or 2.70u side load

Prior versions

Dec 1 2023 nb195b needs Companion 2.69 or 2.69u side load Sep 4 2023 nb194b needs Companion 2.68 or 2.68u side load <a href="https://community.appinventor.mit.edu/t/mit-app-inventor-version-nb193/87279">June 19 2023 nb193 needs Companion 2.67 or 2.67u side load</a> <a href="http://appinventor.mit.edu/ai2/ReleaseNotes.html">…

aistarter is finicky.

[Egor_Rat]

@ eilon_tzabari, are you running on Windows 11?

I'm having the same problem with my Windows 11 box. I can get aistarter and the emulator working on my Win 10, but not windows 11. I also tried a different AiStarter program and ran into the same problem. The AiStarter output, when trying to connect from MIT Ai2 web site shows this:

App Inventor version: 30.265.0
Architecture: AMD64

AppInventor tools located here: C:\Program Files\MIT App Inventor

ADB path: C:\Program Files\MIT App Inventor\from-Android-SDK\platform-tools\adb
Bottle v0.12.13 server starting up (using WSGIRefServer())...
Listening on http://127.0.0.1:8004/
Hit Ctrl-C to quit.

127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 13:53:07] "OPTIONS /ping/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 13:53:07] "GET /ping/ HTTP/1.1" 200 88
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 13:53:10] "GET /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 39
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 13:53:10] "OPTIONS /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 138, in run
  File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 181, in finish_response
  File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 310, in finish_content
  File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 332, in send_headers
  File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 255, in send_preamble
  File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 453, in _write
  File "socketserver.py", line 799, in write
ConnectionAbortedError: [WinError 10053] An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine
127.0.0.1 - - [27/Apr/2024 13:53:10] "OPTIONS /echeck/ HTTP/1.1" 500 59
----------------------------------------
Exception happened during processing of request from ('127.0.0.1', 50658)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 138, in run
  File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 181, in finish_response
  File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 310, in finish_content
  File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 332, in send_headers
  File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 255, in send_preamble
  File "wsgiref\handlers.py", line 453, in _write
  File "socketserver.py", line 799, in write
ConnectionAbortedError: [WinError 10053] An established connection was aborted by the software in your host machine

During handling

[ABG]

Installation aborted on windows 11

I apologize for scaring away @Avivon . I was finally able to install an emulator (sorry, not MIT's) on my Windows 11 Home laptop by running a script I found at That did not help me get past MIT's HAXM requirement, but from the discontinuation notes at I got renewed hope Microsoft's HyperV would open the door to another emulator install. My first attempt, MemuPlay, eventually worked after running its install as Administrator, steering clear of two crapware packages it tried to push durin…

[Egor_Rat]

Good to know, I finally broke down and installed the Bluestacks app and can at least get that working now.

[Egor_Rat]

link to other post/w info about bluestacks:
Emulator wont start up - Bugs and Other Issues - MIT App Inventor Community