Troubleshooting
Spring 2015

Android Studio

ERROR: x86 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration!
Please ensure Intel HAXM is properly installed and usable.

Cause:
Acceleration manager not installed on Windows.

Solution:
Install and configure the Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager through the SDK. Complete instructions on the Android site. [Video].

Logcat calls don't show appear in DDMS window

Cause: ?

Solution:
Either restart the emulator or restart the logging service.

Emulator only shows a black screen

Cause: ?

Solution:
Deactivated the checkbox "Use Host GPU" within the settings of the virtual device.

Can't find JVM on OSX

Cause:
The STUDIO_JDK environment variable doesn't point to a valid JDK.

Solution:(Courtesy of Alex)
Download Java from the Apple website.