title: Android emulator won't boot up
body: <p>I'm trying to install android sdk and run my first application on my PC (Win7 64 bit). I followed instructions on <a href="http://developer.android.com" rel="noreferrer">http://developer.android.com</a> from the beginning to <a href="http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/running-app.html" rel="noreferrer">http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/running-app.html</a> When I try to start emulator (as mentioned on the last url) simply nothing shows up. </p>
  
  <pre><code>5 - Select the new AVD from the Android Virtual Device Manager and click Start.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It doesn't show any error messages. After launching AVD a process named adb.exe appears on task manager. </p>
  
  <p>Below is eclipse console output when try to run my blank app from eclipse. On configurations, I set different target devices and selected starting activity manually. The same problem continues.</p>
  
  <p><strong>When AVD is started from outside of eclipse</strong>(<code>\sdk\platform-tools&gt;android avd</code>):</p>
  
  <pre><code>[2013-03-22 08:50:48 - 1st] ------------------------------
  [2013-03-22 08:50:48 - 1st] Android Launch!
  [2013-03-22 08:50:48 - 1st] adb is running normally.
  [2013-03-22 08:50:48 - 1st] Performing com.example.st.MainActivity activity launch
  [2013-03-22 08:50:49 - 1st] Automatic Target Mode: launching new emulator with compatible AVD 'AvdTest'
  [2013-03-22 08:50:49 - 1st] Launching a new emulator with Virtual Device 'AvdTest'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>When AVD is started from eclipse</strong>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[2013-03-22 09:22:44 - 1st] ------------------------------
  [2013-03-22 09:22:44 - 1st] Android Launch!
  [2013-03-22 09:22:44 - 1st] adb is running normally.
  [2013-03-22 09:22:44 - 1st] Performing com.example.st.MainActivity activity launch
  [2013-03-22 09:22:44 - 1st] Automatic Target Mode: Preferred AVD 'AvdTest' is not available. Launching new emulator.
  [2013-03-22 09:22:44 - 1st] Launching a new emulator with Virtual Device 'AvdTest'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I also downloaded only sdk and installed eclipse plugin but result is the same.</p>
  
  <p>Tried to use logcat also. Started it then started AVD, but logcat shows nothing. When I kill adb.exe from task manager,it kills logcat too.</p>
  
  <pre><code>\sdk\platform-tools&gt;adb -e logcat
  - waiting for device -
  
  \sdk\platform-tools&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>After reinstalling IDE/SDK a couple of times I decided to ask it here. What else I can do?</p>
  
  <p>Edit : <strong>Folks, I have a virtual device.</strong> Please stop suggesting adding a virtual device.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZqyIw.png" alt="Virtual Device Manager"></p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/AwI79.png" alt="SDK"></p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/3VxAH.png" alt="Eclipse"></p>