Yeah I had read about the guy with the mixed up D and C folders. My HomePath is \Users\<Name>, so I guess somewhere down the line I did mess things up a little. Can the ANDROID_SDK_HOME variable be anywhere, even the old .android/ folder? (C:\Users\Public\.android)
On Apr 25, 4:16 am, Xavier Ducrohet <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
