[Problem] GNS3: (ASA1) – Network error: Connection refused! – (inactive) – [Restart in 2s]

ERROR MESSAGE:

127.0.0.1:3001 (ASA1) – Network error: Connection refused! – (inactive) – [Restart in 2s]

PC DETAILS:

Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 64bit

GNS3 v0.8.6 standalone 64-bit

ASA DETAILS:

13,279,888 asa802-k8.bin.unpacked.initrd
1,095,856 asa802-k8.bin.unpacked.vmlinuz

TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS AS SUGGESTED BY tranzitwww:

* Close GNS3 (+ any qemuwrapper running in background)
* Go to GNS3 install directory and start the script “qemuwrapper-start.cmd” it will open a qemuwrapper listening on port 10525
* Open GNS3
* Enter the command “debug 3” in GNS3 console
* Drag a ASA inside the topology (You will be asked that a qemuwrapper already exist. Please leave it be, don’t kill that process!!)
* Start your ASA
* Check/Send all the data/logs from GNS3 console and Qemurapper output in a attached file

G:\GNS3-0.8.6-Standalone-64-bit>qemuwrapper-start.cmd
Qemu Emulator Wrapper (version 0.8.6)
Copyright (c) 2007-2011 Thomas Pani & Jeremy Grossmann

Unable to start Qemu: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified
Path to Qemu seems to be invalid, please check. Current path is qemu.exe
Press any key to continue . . .

G:\GNS3-0.8.6-Standalone-64-bit>

G:\GNS3-0.8.6-Standalone-64-bit>type qemuwrapper-start.cmd
@ECHO OFF&SETLOCAL

TITLE Qemuwrapper – Qemu Emulator Wrapper

REM Temporary add GNS3 folder to the system PATH, so “qemuwrapper.exe” will load its .dll files from there
SET PATH=%~dp0;%PATH%

REM Change the working directory to temporary folder…
CD /D “%TEMP%”

REM Launch a local copy of qemuwrapper…
“%~dp0\qemuwrapper.exe” –listen 127.0.0.1 –port 10525
PAUSE

G:\GNS3-0.8.6-Standalone-64-bit>

DISCUSSION:

CONSOLE: Network connection refused!!!! (same issue with Matt)
http://forum.gns3.net/topic6162.html

GNS 0.8.3 pre-release testing (tips by tranzitwww)
http://forum.gns3.net/post15762.html#p15762

GNS3 | Please configure an ASA | configuration on windows 7 | ASA console problem solved
http://commonerrors.blogspot.com/2011/06/please-configure-asa-gns3-asa.html

Network error: Connection refused! – (inactive)
http://forum.gns3.net/topic5497.html

Issues Working with GNS3
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/thread/46781