How can I get more information about "Waiting for target device to come online" in Android Studio?

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I run Android Studio 2.3 on Ubuntu 16.10 without any devices attached. When selecting Run > Run 'app' to run the app inside an emulated device, I get to see the following notification but the target device never comes online.

If I run adb devices in the terminal, I get to see this:

My version of Android Studio:

Alright, so you have no devices attached? Are you using a phone, emulator, or just starting Android Studio, and it freezes? — OneCricketeer, Mar 05 '17 at 19:09
Exactly. No device attached. I try to run it inside an emulated device. — orschiro, Mar 05 '17 at 19:13
If the emulator is up and running, `adb devices` should show something. The fact that it doesn't is why you get the progress bar. I'm not sure how you'd address it other than restarting a few times or plugging in a physical device — OneCricketeer, Mar 05 '17 at 19:16
All of this didn't help. I will try to reinstall Android Studio. — orschiro, Mar 06 '17 at 07:34

Mark Warren J · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-08T15:18:48.993

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Had the same problem this morning, same version on ubuntu and android studio, 2 ways i did which helped me, i recon the second method :

Under the Android Virtual Device Manager, you can edit the configuration on the virtual device, fine the Emulated Performance, Set it to -> Software. (Bare in mind that this will make your emulator seems running slow while emulating any app).
Second way is to locate lib64 folder since i am running ubuntu 64 bit. In my case, its located under ~/Android/Sdk/emulator/lib64. Then run the following commands in terminal :

//Double Check to see if these are available

$ sudo apt-get install lib64stdc++6:i386

$ sudo apt-get install mesa-utils

//Navigate to the ~/Android/Sdk/emulator/lib64 folder

$ mv libstdc++/ libstdc++.bak

$ ln -s /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6 libstdc++

edited Mar 08 '17 at 15:18

answered Mar 08 '17 at 15:10

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Awesome tips! Thanks :) – Japanish Mar 11 '17 at 13:16
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The last two lines fixed it for me (mv libstdc++/ libstdc++.bak && ln -s /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6 libstdc++) although I'm working on Ubuntu, so the lib name was actually /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6 – mttdbrd Mar 26 '17 at 05:18

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered May 20 '17 at 08:50

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I solved it with just modifying a configuration on AVD.

1) Go to the AVD Manager

2) Click "Edit this AVD" Button which seems like pencil.

3) Set the graphics as a software.

answered May 20 '17 at 08:50

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I'm unable to change the setting, it defaults to automatic and is greyed out, how do I change it? – UndyingJellyfish May 22 '17 at 12:06
After trying all possible options like the cold boot, and wipe data, this solution worked for me. – Sudhakar Apr 28 '23 at 12:49

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 14 '17 at 17:22

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The solution showed above:
//Double Check to see if these are available

$ sudo apt-get install lib64stdc++6:i386

$ sudo apt-get install mesa-utils

//Navigate to the ~/Android/Sdk/emulator/lib64 folder

$ mv libstdc++/ libstdc++.bak

$ ln -s /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6 libstdc++

Should work for this errors:

libGL error: unable to load driver: i965_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: i965
libGL error: unable to load driver: i965_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: i965
libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
X Error of failed request: GLXBadContext
    Major opcode of failed request: 155 (GLX)
    Minor opcode of failed request: 6 (X_GLXIsDirect)
    Serial number of failed request: 55
    Current serial number in output stream: 54

edited Mar 14 '17 at 17:22

Vinoth Vino

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answered Mar 14 '17 at 15:02

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How is your answer different from the above one? – orschiro Mar 14 '17 at 19:43
There is no difference in it. I just tried to tell that one solution also applies to another error. – diogosimao Mar 16 '17 at 19:25
Maybe we can improve the existing answer above with your information? – orschiro Mar 16 '17 at 21:09

How can I get more information about "Waiting for target device to come online" in Android Studio?

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