Simulator not starting

Hello,

I've just created a brand new Win10 VM and wanted to install a clean Eclipse environment.
Downloaded:

Eclipse Oxygen 1 Release (4.7.1)
Java jdk-9_windows-x64_bin

After installing Eclipse and Java, I had to changed the Ini-File and add the following entry:
--add-modules=ALL-SYSTEM
Then added the ConnectIQ URL to download the SDK.

Everything seemed successful, but the compiler didn't start. Found out that it is related to Java JDK 1.9, which is not supported :(
Downloaded:

Java jdk-8u144-windows-x64

Now the compiler automatically found its JDK 1.8 components automatically!
Forgot to add the development key, which was observed.
But from then on, the Simulator does not start. There is nothing in the Console, nor in .metadata\.log

How can I find out what's wrong? Or where is a useful supported version overview from garmin?

The GetTheSDK says nothing about supported Java or Eclipse versions.

The GettingStarted is even worse:

you?ll need Oracle Java? Runtime Environment 8 (version 1.8.0 or higher) installed.

Which is wrong! higher is not supported by the Eclipse compiler!

Eclipse Mars or newer

Would suggest, that Oxygen is fine...

Former Member over 8 years ago

Thanks all, success. The full package, or lack there of was the issue.
Pat

HerrRiebmann over 8 years ago

If it is a clean VM, you may be running into the issue that I reported here a month ago.

Thank you Travis! You are the man :)
Starting the simulator via CMD gave me the error message and I could solve it by installing the Visual C++ Redistributable.
But the installations from your link did not work for me, this one worked. (Install x86 and x64 an a 32bit system)

@Garmin:
It would be more helpful to show the error when eclipse tries to start the simulator. Then I could solve it by myself.
That just nothing happens, is not quite constructive...