Hello, Please make sure that you have created an AVD image for you build. Check the following web page for doing this
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/avd.html First list the existing targets with > android list target Available Android targets: [1] Android 1.5 API level: 3 Skins: HVGA (default), HVGA-L, HVGA-P, QVGA-L, QVGA-P As you can see I have only one target available. The use the commmand >android create avd -n test -t 1 Android 1.5 is a basic Android platform. Do you wish to create a custom hardware profile [no]no Created AVD 'test' based on Android 1.5 After the creation of the AVD image you should be able to start your emulator with >./emulator -avd <name> Of course another way is to use the Eclipse framework in which you also can create your AVD image and start the emulator. -- Roman Baumgaertner Sr. SW Engineer-OSDC ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of the author solely in their individual capacity, and do not necessarily represent those of T-Mobile USA, Inc. On Jun 7, 4:09 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All! > > I downloaded android and followed the instructions provided in this > website (http://source.android.com/download)! but i am unable to > launch the android emulator. please find the following error > > laptop:~/bin/out/host/linux-x86/bin# ./emulator > emulator: ERROR: You did not specify a virtual device name, and the > system > directory could not be found. > > If you are an Android SDK user, please use '@<name>' or '-avd <name>' > to start a given virtual device (see -help-avd for details). > > Otherwise, follow the instructions in -help-disk-images to start the > emulator > > Am i looking at the right executable? can any one please help me > figure this out. > > Thanks a lot. > Naga suman. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
