Cygwin Terminator: Java Fails with Windows Error 206

[Chris Starling]

New installation on a new laptop.  When I run it, I get the below errors in two popup windows.  The configuration is almost identical to my previous laptop, so I can't figure out why it's not working.

Windows 11

Latest cygwin (3.6.1)

java version "1.8.0_321"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_321-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.321-b07, mixed mode)

What other information can I provide?

thank you!

--Chris

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Java Launcher
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Error: tryDirectories(1, 1) failed

JVM selection:
Trying to find 64 bit jvm.dll - we need a 1.8 or newer JRE or JDK.
Error messages were:
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Runtime Environment" [
"." is not a number
".." is not a number
"Security Baseline" is not a number
]
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Development Kit" [
opendir("/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Development Kit") failed: (No such file or directory)
]
tryVersions("client", HKEY_CURRENT_USER, JavaSoft, Java Development Kit, Java Runtime Environment) failed
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Runtime Environment" [
"." is not a number
".." is not a number
"CurrentVersion" is not a number
"BrowserJavaVersion" is not a number
]
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Development Kit" [
"." is not a number
".." is not a number
"CurrentVersion" is not a number
]
Trying "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Development Kit/1.8.0_321/JavaHome" [
SetCurrentDirectory("C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_321\jre\bin\") failed with Windows error code 206
]
Trying "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Runtime Environment/1.8.0_321/JavaHome" [
SetCurrentDirectory("C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_321\bin\") failed with Windows error code 206
]
Trying "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Development Kit/1.8/JavaHome" [
SetCurrentDirectory("C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_321\jre\bin\") failed with Windows error code 206
]
Trying "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Runtime Environment/1.8/JavaHome" [
SetCurrentDirectory("C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_321\bin\") failed with Windows error code 206
]
tryVersions("client", HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, JavaSoft, Java Development Kit, Java Runtime Environment) failed
tryHives("client", JavaSoft, Java Development Kit, Java Runtime Environment) failed
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java2 Runtime Environment" [
opendir("/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java2 Runtime Environment") failed: (No such file or directory)
]
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java Development Kit" [
opendir("/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java Development Kit") failed: (No such file or directory)
]
tryVersions("client", HKEY_CURRENT_USER, IBM, Java Development Kit, Java2 Runtime Environment) failed
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java2 Runtime Environment" [
opendir("/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java2 Runtime Environment") failed: (No such file or directory)
]
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java Development Kit" [
opendir("/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java Development Kit") failed: (No such file or directory)
]
tryVersions("client", HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, IBM, Java Development Kit, Java2 Runtime Environment) failed
tryHives("client", IBM, Java Development Kit, Java2 Runtime Environment) failed
tryVendors("client") failed
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Runtime Environment" [
"." is not a number
".." is not a number
"Security Baseline" is not a number
]
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Development Kit" [
opendir("/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Development Kit") failed: (No such file or directory)
]
tryVersions("server", HKEY_CURRENT_USER, JavaSoft, Java Development Kit, Java Runtime Environment) failed
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Runtime Environment" [
"." is not a number
".." is not a number
"CurrentVersion" is not a number
"BrowserJavaVersion" is not a number
]
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Development Kit" [
"." is not a number
".." is not a number
"CurrentVersion" is not a number
]
Trying "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Development Kit/1.8.0_321/JavaHome" [
SetCurrentDirectory("C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_321\jre\bin\") failed with Windows error code 206
]
Trying "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Runtime Environment/1.8.0_321/JavaHome" [
SetCurrentDirectory("C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_321\bin\") failed with Windows error code 206
]
Trying "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Development Kit/1.8/JavaHome" [
SetCurrentDirectory("C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_321\jre\bin\") failed with Windows error code 206
]
Trying "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Runtime Environment/1.8/JavaHome" [
SetCurrentDirectory("C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_321\bin\") failed with Windows error code 206
]
tryVersions("server", HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, JavaSoft, Java Development Kit, Java Runtime Environment) failed
tryHives("server", JavaSoft, Java Development Kit, Java Runtime Environment) failed
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java2 Runtime Environment" [
opendir("/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java2 Runtime Environment") failed: (No such file or directory)
]
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java Development Kit" [
opendir("/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java Development Kit") failed: (No such file or directory)
]
tryVersions("server", HKEY_CURRENT_USER, IBM, Java Development Kit, Java2 Runtime Environment) failed
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java2 Runtime Environment" [
opendir("/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java2 Runtime Environment") failed: (No such file or directory)
]
Looking for registered JVMs under "/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java Development Kit" [
opendir("/proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/IBM/Java Development Kit") failed: (No such file or directory)
]
tryVersions("server", HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, IBM, Java Development Kit, Java2 Runtime Environment) failed
tryHives("server", IBM, Java Development Kit, Java2 Runtime Environment) failed
tryVendors("server") failed

Command line was:
/cygdrive/c/Program Files/software.jessies.org/terminator/Resources/salma-hayek/.generated/amd64_Cygwin/bin/java-launcher -Xmx1g -Dorg.jessies.libraryDirectories=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\salma-hayek\.generated\amd64_Cygwin\lib;C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\.generated\amd64_Cygwin\lib -Dorg.jessies.binaryDirectory=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\salma-hayek\.generated\amd64_Cygwin\bin -Dorg.jessies.terminator.dotDirectory=C:\cygwin64\home\CWSTARLING\.terminator -Dorg.jessies.terminator.logDirectory=C:\cygwin64\home\CWSTARLING\.terminator\logs -Dorg.jessies.terminator.serverPortFileName=C:\cygwin64\home\CWSTARLING\.terminator\terminator-server-port -Dorg.jessies.terminator.optionsFile=C:\cygwin64\home\CWSTARLING\.terminator\options -De.gui.HelpMenu.hasManual=true -De.gui.HelpMenu.supportAddress=terminat...@googlegroups.com -De.gui.HelpMenu.supportSite=http://groups.google.com/group/terminator-users -Djava.class.path=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\.generated\classes.jar;C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\.generated\classes;C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\salma-hayek\.generated\classes;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_321\lib\tools.jar -De.util.Log.filename=C:\cygwin64\home\CWSTARLING\.terminator\logs\terminator-1702.log -De.util.Log.applicationName=Terminator -Dorg.jessies.aboutBoxIcon=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\lib\terminator-128.png -Dorg.jessies.frameIcon=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\lib\terminator-128.png -Dorg.jessies.projectRoot=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator -Dorg.jessies.supportRoot=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\salma-hayek -Djava.awt.Window.locationByPlatform=true -Dswing.boldMetal=false -Dsun.java2d.d3d=false terminator/Terminator

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Uncaught exception
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An error occurred in Terminator:

Exception RuntimeError: Java failed with #<Process::Status: pid 1720 exit 1>

Please send us the contents of the application log, from /home/CWSTARLING/.terminator/logs/terminator-1702.log.

An idea of what you were doing when Java exited might be useful.

Command line was:
/cygdrive/c/Program Files/software.jessies.org/terminator/Resources/salma-hayek/.generated/amd64_Cygwin/bin/java-launcher -Xmx1g -Dorg.jessies.libraryDirectories=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\salma-hayek\.generated\amd64_Cygwin\lib;C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\.generated\amd64_Cygwin\lib -Dorg.jessies.binaryDirectory=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\salma-hayek\.generated\amd64_Cygwin\bin -Dorg.jessies.terminator.dotDirectory=C:\cygwin64\home\CWSTARLING\.terminator -Dorg.jessies.terminator.logDirectory=C:\cygwin64\home\CWSTARLING\.terminator\logs -Dorg.jessies.terminator.serverPortFileName=C:\cygwin64\home\CWSTARLING\.terminator\terminator-server-port -Dorg.jessies.terminator.optionsFile=C:\cygwin64\home\CWSTARLING\.terminator\options -De.gui.HelpMenu.hasManual=true -De.gui.HelpMenu.supportAddress=terminat...@googlegroups.com -De.gui.HelpMenu.supportSite=http://groups.google.com/group/terminator-users -Djava.class.path=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\.generated\classes.jar;C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\.generated\classes;C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\salma-hayek\.generated\classes;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_321\lib\tools.jar -De.util.Log.filename=C:\cygwin64\home\CWSTARLING\.terminator\logs\terminator-1702.log -De.util.Log.applicationName=Terminator -Dorg.jessies.aboutBoxIcon=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\lib\terminator-128.png -Dorg.jessies.frameIcon=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\lib\terminator-128.png -Dorg.jessies.projectRoot=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator -Dorg.jessies.supportRoot=C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\salma-hayek -Djava.awt.Window.locationByPlatform=true -Dswing.boldMetal=false -Dsun.java2d.d3d=false terminator/Terminator

at /cygdrive/c/Program Files/software.jessies.org/terminator/Resources/salma-hayek/bin/invoke-java.rb:534:in `launch'
at C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\bin\terminator:117:in `launch0'
at C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\bin\terminator:21:in `block in launch'
at /cygdrive/c/Program Files/software.jessies.org/terminator/Resources/salma-hayek/bin/show-alert.rb:129:in `block in run_in_home_directory'
at /cygdrive/c/Program Files/software.jessies.org/terminator/Resources/salma-hayek/bin/show-alert.rb:127:in `chdir'
at /cygdrive/c/Program Files/software.jessies.org/terminator/Resources/salma-hayek/bin/show-alert.rb:127:in `run_in_home_directory'
at /cygdrive/c/Program Files/software.jessies.org/terminator/Resources/salma-hayek/bin/show-alert.rb:159:in `initialize'
at /cygdrive/c/Program Files/software.jessies.org/terminator/Resources/salma-hayek/bin/show-alert.rb:173:in `new'
at /cygdrive/c/Program Files/software.jessies.org/terminator/Resources/salma-hayek/bin/show-alert.rb:173:in `report_exceptions'
at C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\bin\terminator:21:in `launch'
at C:\Program Files\software.jessies.org\terminator\Resources\terminator\bin\terminator:236:in `<main>'

Package 28.215.7383
Revision 7383 (7383)
Built 2019-11-12T15:05:01-08:00

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[Martin Dorey]

The specificity of the version number makes me think that it’s found the right directory here:

SetCurrentDirectory("C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_321\jre\bin\") failed with Windows error code 206

… but an internet search suggests that error 206 translates to “The filename or extension is too long”… which seems self-evidently false… unless you know of something funny going on relating to that tree.  I’m failing to imagine what could even count as something funny, beyond something as esoteric as a “reparse point” or a DFS redirection.  A Java version released on 2022-01-18 installed in 2025?  It’s a bit old… but not crazy old.

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