android emulator error:[2011-08-02 11:14:01 - Emulator] PANIC: Could not open: C:\Users\hallo\.android/avd/myemu.ini

Question

I am beginner android application developer. I have done lot of apps in eclipse on emulator and device also. But now it is giving error at the time of running project on emulator. It is working on device phone but on emulator it is giving following error:

[2011-08-02 11:14:00 - hello1] ------------------------------

[2011-08-02 11:14:00 - hello1] Android Launch!

[2011-08-02 11:14:00 - hello1] adb is running normally.

[2011-08-02 11:14:00 - hello1] Performing com.mahiways.Hello1.Hello1Activity activity launch

[2011-08-02 11:14:00 - hello1] Automatic Target Mode: launching new emulator with compatible AVD 'myemu'

[2011-08-02 11:14:00 - hello1] Launching a new emulator with Virtual Device 'myemu'

[2011-08-02 11:14:01 - Emulator] PANIC: Could not open: C:\Users\hallo\.android/avd/myemu.ini

How can I solve this problem?

Answer 1

This is a bug in the ADT Plugin. For a workaround until it is fixed use a NTFS symbolic link.

I have a C: drive for windows 7 and a D: drive for all my work and data. After installing windows 7 I relocate all my special folders from C:\Users\John Doe to D:\John Doe. The ADT Plugin is trying to load the emulator from C: when it and the configure files are on D: (PANIC: Could not open etc.). NTFS can get the ADT Plugin to read from D: using a NTFS symbolic link. Open a command prompt in C:\Users\John Doe (obviously use your user name), use the mklink command.

mklink /J "C:\Users\John Doe\\.android" "D:\John Doe\\.android"

Now when the ADT plugin is trying to reference .android on C:, NTFS sends the request to D: and the emulator starts correctly.