Is C:\Users\Public\ your real HOME folder? If you go in a command prompt and run "set" what are the values of the various env variable representing your HOME (specifically look for HOMEDRIVE, HOMEPATH, LOCALAPPDATA, USERPROFILE)
Another user on these groups had moved his HOME folder but the env variable still pointed to the default location, which is what the emulator uses. Somehow though, Java (the "android" tool is a java tool) used the new HOME location, and thus the emulator looked for AVDs in a different folder than where they were created. If this is the case for you as well, you can define a new env variable called ANDROID_SDK_HOME pointing to a folder of your choice. This will override the default behavior of the "android" tool and of the emulator (as well as DDMS), and create a .android/ folder in this folder of your choice, and in it, the avd/ folder. Xav On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Andrex <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've been developing for android since the first SDK came out, and > have downloaded every early preview one after that- m3, m5, 0.9, 1.0, > 1.1, and now the 1.5pre. This latest one is the only one to give me > trouble. > > When I first tried to launch a simple program, the error "Failed to > find an AVD compatible with target 'Android 1.5'. Launch aborted." > popped up. So, I used <code>android create avd -n my_avd -t 2</code>. > When the prompt "Do you wish to create a custom hardware profile [no]" > came up, I just hit enter (and once I typed "no" and hit enter). > > Great. But then when I reran the program, it gave me the exceptions > (as it wasn't in red): > > <code>[2009-04-25 01:00:24 - Emulator] emulator: ERROR: unknown > virtual device name: 'my_avd' > [2009-04-25 01:00:24 - Emulator] emulator: could not find virtual > device named 'my_avd'</code> > > I moved the avd files around to various places- the tools folder, the > project folder in the Eclipse workplace folder, the SDK director > itself... no dice. When I delete the AVD, it gives me the first error > again. > > Thus, I completely wiped Android and Eclipse from my system, and re- > installed fresh (this means the Eclipse install, the Eclipse and > Android workspaces, the SDK, etc.) Only thing I didn't delete was the > shortcuts. But I was back at square one again. > > So, I turn to you, ever eager-to-help Google Groups. Some technical > info that might be of help: > > Windows Vista 32-bit > Eclipse 3.4 Ganymede > Android SDK 1.5pre > > Android Workspace: C:\Users\Public\.android > AVDs Created At: C:\Users\Public\.android\avd > Eclipse Workspace: C:\Users\Public\Eclipse Workspace > > Eclipse Directory: C:\Program Files\Eclipse > SDK Directory: C:\Program Files\Eclipse\android-sdk-windows-1.5_pre > > > -- Xavier Ducrohet Android Developer Tools Engineer Google Inc. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
