Error in launching AVD with AMD processor

Question

I have Windows 8.1 pro with an AMD processor. I installed the Android SDK and Eclipse. It works but the problem is that when I Create AVD and launch it shows this error:

emulator: ERROR: x86 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration!
Please ensure Intel HAXM is properly installed and usable.
CPU acceleration status: HAX kernel module is not installed!

I have already installed Intel Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager and I have enabled Virtual modulation from the boot menu, but it's still not working.

Answer 1

For AMD processors:

You don't need Genymotion, just create a new Virtual Device and while selecting the system Image select the ABI as armeabi instead of the default x86 one.

Answer 2

Make sure you have installed HAXM installer on your SDK Manager.

After you download it and make sure you run the setup located in: {SDK_FOLDER}\extras\intel\Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager\intelhaxm.exe

Note: in Android Studio, the command "intelhaxm.exe" has been changed to "intelhaxm-android.exe"

If you get the error "VT not supported" during the installation disable Hyper-V on windows features. You can execute this command dism.exe /Online /Disable-Feature:Microsoft-Hyper-V. You will also need "Virtualization Technology" to be enabled on your BIOS

Answer 3

1. Open SDK Manager and download Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM installer) if you haven't.

2. Now go to your SDK directory (C:\users\username\AppData\Local\Android\sdk, generally). In this directory, go to extras → Intel → Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager and run the file named "intelhaxm-android.exe".

   In case you get an error like "Intel virtualization technology (vt,vt-x) is not enabled", go to your BIOS settings and enable hardware virtualization.

3. Restart Android Studio and then try to start the AVD again.

It might take a minute or 2 to show the emulator window.

Answer 4

This resolves it for me:

Go to (C:\users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Android\sdk, generally).

Then go to Extras -> Intel -> Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager and run the file named "intelhaxm-android.exe".

In case you get an error like "Intel virtualization technology (vt,vt-x) is not enabled", go to your BIOS settings and enable Hardware Virtualization.

Restart your studio

Answer 5

For those who are using Android Studio based on Jetbrains:

1. Goto Tools > Android > SDK Manager

2. Under Extras --> select the checkbox Intel x86 Emulator Accelorator

For those who are unable to use Nexus AVD can also try using Generic AVD.

1. Goto Tools > Android > AVD Manager

Then create a new Genreic AVD with something like QVGA and use for your app. This AVD does not use hardware acceleration.

Answer 6

In my case, HAXM was already installed in SDK Manager. But every time I attempted to intelhaxm-android.exe, it would silently fail.

Finally, I extracted the internal installers out of intelhaxm-android.exe in 7-zip. Copied the three files to another directory and finally got a real installer to run. Ran without a hitch and HAXM issues were gone.