eclipse android emulator not starting

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I have some problems with my emulator in eclipse. When I create an AVD and start it, the emulator is running and showing the "Android" logo/text, but never moves on from there.

Should I set some specific settings when I create a new AVD to make it run faster? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated

It may be helpful if, in the title of this question, you mentioned which operating system you're running under (Mint, Debian, Mac O/S, Windows, etc.) — Michael Scheper, Feb 06 '14 at 01:44

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 12 '13 at 19:34

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If You have a PC/Laptop with less than 4GB RAM the emulator will take some time to start up and it will run very slow. Additionally You can tick a box called Use Host GPU in the Emulation Options while crating a new AVD.

answered Oct 12 '13 at 19:34

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I tried ticking the "use host gpu", but i's still running unbelievable slow :( thanks for your advice though.. it may be my slow processor's fault. – Langkiller Oct 13 '13 at 19:00

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 12 '13 at 20:06

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If you have a processor that supports VT-x, EM64T, and Execute Disable (XD) Bit functionality or in simple terms a core i processor, download intel HAXM android emulator. It is much faster then the default android emulator comes bundled.

Here is the link: Intel HAXM Android EMUALTOR

answered Oct 12 '13 at 20:06

Umer Farooq

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I've tried, but i get this error message while starting: Starting emulator for AVD 'newphone' emulator: Failed to open the HAX device! emulator: Open HAX device failed HAX is not working and emulator runs in emulation mode – Langkiller Oct 13 '13 at 19:46
You are trying to start a emulator using HAXM emulation (requiring an Intel processor, and a plugin installed). Remove the 'Hardware Acceleration' checkmark from your AVD. – Booger Oct 13 '13 at 19:49
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This is fantastic. More people need to know about this! – Alastair McCormack May 24 '14 at 20:55

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 12 '13 at 19:29

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If you have issues with AVD, I'd highly encourage to try Genymotion.

answered Oct 12 '13 at 19:29

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Im trying to use the genymotion plugin in eclipse but gets the following error: Genymotion directory is not set. – Langkiller Oct 13 '13 at 20:37
I guess you'll need to configure `Genymobile` prefs in `Eclipse=>Preferences`. Anyway, you should be able to start Genymotion as a standalone app, once you run a device simulator, Eclipse will detect it as an available android device. – ssantos Oct 13 '13 at 20:38
Glad you did it :) Enjoy! – ssantos Oct 13 '13 at 21:50
I wish I could upvote you more than once. What a blessing! Speed, fluidity, resizing, rotation, it's all there. Amazing! – Moritz Jul 31 '14 at 11:22

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 12 '13 at 19:42

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You may have snapshots enabled, in which case, ensure you are selecting 'Wipe Device' in the device manager when you start it.

I would also suggest you just create a new AVD instance, and start from scratch - this doesn't take very long, and will likely be quicker than trying to debug a failing instance.

answered Oct 12 '13 at 19:42

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I've tried creating new AVD a couple of times, but it is still running really slow. What should the AVD be configured? (optimal settings?) – Langkiller Oct 13 '13 at 18:45

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Use lower specifications for your Android Emulator other than using a host GPU as mentioned by PLG. For details refer to my answer here.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Sep 30 '15 at 19:23

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