Well I could not change the VM debug port but it was not needed I solved the real problem. My localhost was not being resolved to 127.0.0.1, and therefore ddms was not able to bind to port 8700 on some random x.x.x.x address. All is ok, for now.
On Apr 1, 1:15 pm, exticu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I cannot change any Android preferences, because when one is selected > I get an infinite sequence of error popups, preventing any more > interaction with Eclipse. > > How can I change the VM debug port (without using Eclipse->Window- > > >Preferences)? > > Thanks > > On Apr 1, 1:35 am, "Dan U." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Maybe it means to go to Window->Preferences, then Android->DDMS and > > change ADB debugger base port. > > > On Mar 31, 3:18 pm, exticu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Whenever I try to start a new project or change Android setting in > > > Eclipse, I get a stream of popup windows saying: > > > "Could not open Selected VM debug port (8700). Make sure you do not > > > have another instance of DDMS or of the eclipse plugin running. If > > > it's being used by something else, choose a new port number in the > > > preferences" > > > > How can I change the VM debug port? (since 8700 is in use) > > > > There is a .ddms file in my home directory but it doesn't have an > > > option for which port to use. > > > > Thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
