Android Device Monitor is not starting in Android Studio on MAC

Question

When I try to start Android Device Monitor through Android Studio or by cmd line (sudo ./monitor) it is giving me error:

Log file is as follows - https://gist.github.com/varadmondkar/fcaf9b726d56428108684c41aab2f1b3#file-1508905740386-log

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2017-10-24 14:53:32.438 !MESSAGE Application error !STACK 1 java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to acquire application service. Ensure that the org.eclipse.core.runtime bundle is resolved and started (see config.ini). at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:74) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:353) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:180) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:564) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:629) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:584) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1438)

I have Java version 9. Seen lot of solution on stackoverflow but none worked for me.

EDIT - My config.ini file content

This configuration file was written by: org.eclipse.equinox.internal.frameworkadmin.equinox.EquinoxFwConfigFileParser
Wed Sep 13 17:12:38 PDT 2017
eclipse.p2.profile=DefaultProfile
osgi.framework=file\:plugins/org.eclipse.osgi_3.8.2.v20130124-134944.jar
equinox.use.ds=true
osgi.bundles=reference\:file\:com.android.ide.eclipse.base_25.2.2.4333796.jar@4,reference\:file\:com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms_25.2.2.4333796.jar@4,reference\:file\:com.android.ide.eclipse.gldebugger_25.2.2.4333796.jar@4,reference\:file\:com.android.ide.eclipse.hierarchyviewer_25.4.0.4333796.jar@4,reference\:file\:com.android.ide.eclipse.monitor_25.2.2.4333796.jar@4,reference\:file\:com.android.ide.eclipse.traceview_25.2.2.4333796.jar@4,reference\:file\:com.ibm.icu_4.4.2.v20110823.jar@4,reference\:file\:com.jcraft.jsch_0.1.46.v201205102330.jar@4,reference\:file\:com.sun.el_2.2.0.v201108011116.jar@4,reference\:file\:javax.annotation_1.0.0.v20101115-0725.jar@4,reference\:file\:javax.el_2.2.0.v201108011116.jar@4,reference\:file\:javax.inject_1.0.0.v20091030.jar@4,reference\:file\:javax.servlet_3.0.0.v201112011016.jar@4,reference\:file\:javax.servlet.jsp_2.2.0.v201112011158.jar@4,reference\:file\:javax.xml_1.3.4.v201005080400.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.ant_1.8.3.v201301120609/@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.batik.css_1.6.0.v201011041432.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.batik.util_1.6.0.v201011041432.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.batik.util.gui_1.6.0.v201011041432.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.commons.codec_1.3.0.v201101211617.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.commons.httpclient_3.1.0.v201012070820.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.commons.logging_1.0.4.v201101211617.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.felix.gogo.command_0.8.0.v201108120515.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.felix.gogo.runtime_0.8.0.v201108120515.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.felix.gogo.shell_0.8.0.v201110170705.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.jasper.glassfish_2.2.2.v201205150955.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.lucene_2.9.1.v201101211721.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.lucene.analysis_2.9.1.v201101211721.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.apache.lucene.core_2.9.1.v201101211721.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.ant.core_3.2.401.v20121204-162022.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.compare_3.5.301.v20130125-135424.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.compare.core_3.5.200.v20120522-1148.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.commands_3.6.2.v20130123-162658.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.contenttype_3.4.200.v20120523-2004.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.databinding_1.4.1.v20120912-132807.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.databinding.beans_1.2.200.v20120523-1955.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable_1.4.1.v20120521-2329.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.databinding.property_1.4.100.v20120523-1955.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.expressions_3.4.401.v20120912-155018.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.externaltools_1.0.100.v20120521-2012.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.filebuffers_3.5.200.v20120523-1310.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.filesystem_1.3.200.v20130115-145044.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.filesystem.macosx_1.3.0.v20120522-1137.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.jobs_3.5.300.v20120912-155018.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.net_1.2.200.v20120914-093638.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.resources_3.8.1.v20121114-124432.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.runtime_3.8.0.v20120912-155025.jar@2\:start,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility_3.2.200.v20120521-2346.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility.registry_3.5.101.v20130108-163257/@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.core.variables_3.2.600.v20120521-2012.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.debug.core_3.7.100.v20120521-2012.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.debug.ui_3.8.2.v20130130-171415.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.core.commands_0.10.1.v20120523-1955.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.core.contexts_1.2.0.v20121221-192508.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.core.di_1.2.0.v20121024-173149.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.core.di.extensions_0.11.100.v20121024-182359.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.core.services_1.0.0.v20120521-2346.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.bindings_0.10.3.v20130123-162658.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core_0.10.2.v20120912-132817.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.swt_0.10.3.v20130123-162658.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.swt.theme_0.9.4.v20130123-162658.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.di_0.10.1.v20120523-1955.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.workbench_0.10.1.v20120523-1955.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.services_0.10.3.v20130123-162658.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.widgets_0.12.3.v20130123-162658.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench_0.11.0.v20130125-100758.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.addons.swt_0.10.3.v20130124-185622.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt_0.10.3.v20130124-170312.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.cocoa_0.11.2.v20130123-162658.jar@4,reference\:file\:org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.swt_0.10.3.v201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eclipse.product=com.android.ide.eclipse.monitor.product
osgi.splashPath=platform\:/base/plugins/com.android.ide.eclipse.monitor
osgi.framework.extensions=
[email protected]/../p2
osgi.bundles.defaultStartLevel=4
eclipse.application=com.android.ide.eclipse.monitor.Application

Answer 1

I had the same error and recently found the solution. ADM is not working with Java 9. Please, downgrade to JDK8 and everything should be ok.

Answer 2

monitor command was using the system default java due to it being PATH, not the one that comes with Android Studio.

This is my quick workaround:

export PATH=/snap/android-studio/97/android-studio/jre/bin:$PATH

This is on Linux. Should be applicable to MacOS as well.