title: Android Emulator doesn't work anymore
body: <p>i've been 24 hours nonstop trying to sort this out with no luck. At first it worked slow, but worked. Then Eclipse started to have errors connecting with the emulator and then the emulator by itself just shows ANDROID_ forever. ( forever as in two hours)
  What i've tried in this 24 hours:</p>
  
  <p>-reinstalling eclipse,sdk,jdk.</p>
  
  <p>-deleting .android folder in document and settings.</p>
  
  <p>-waiting 2 hours for the emulator to work by itself.</p>
  
  <p>-downloading the 2.2 image and the 2.2.3 image, also 1.6, none works.</p>
  
  <p>Can you tell me what i've missed?</p>
  
  <p>The emulator just sits forever in the ANDROID_ and occassionaly on the animated ANDROID screen.</p>
  
  <p>My OS is Windows XP SP3.
  CPU: AMD64 3600+x2, RAM  1.5 GB</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance.</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: I've got this from DDM</p>
  
  <pre><code>05-29 08:06:25.824: ERROR/vold(26): Error opening switch name path '/sys/class/switch/test' (No such file or directory)
  05-29 08:06:25.824: ERROR/vold(26): Error bootstrapping switch '/sys/class/switch/test' (No such file or directory)
  05-29 08:06:25.824: ERROR/vold(26): Error opening switch name path '/sys/class/switch/test2' (No such file or directory)
  05-29 08:06:25.883: ERROR/vold(26): Error bootstrapping switch '/sys/class/switch/test2' (No such file or directory)
  05-29 08:10:18.927: ERROR/BatteryService(65): usbOnlinePath not found
  05-29 08:10:18.927: ERROR/BatteryService(65): batteryVoltagePath not found
  05-29 08:10:18.927: ERROR/BatteryService(65): batteryTemperaturePath not found
  05-29 08:10:18.927: ERROR/SurfaceFlinger(65): Couldn't open /sys/power/wait_for_fb_sleep or /sys/power/wait_for_fb_wake
  05-29 08:28:01.794: ERROR/dalvikvm(65): Unable to open trace file '/sdcard/system_process.trace': Permission denied
  05-29 08:28:43.294: ERROR/EventHub(65): could not get driver version for /dev/input/mouse0, Not a typewriter
  05-29 08:28:43.294: ERROR/EventHub(65): could not get driver version for /dev/input/mice, Not a typewriter
  05-29 08:28:50.783: ERROR/System(65): Failure starting core service
  05-29 08:28:50.783: ERROR/System(65): java.lang.SecurityException
  05-29 08:28:50.783: ERROR/System(65):     at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(Native Method)
  05-29 08:28:50.783: ERROR/System(65):     at android.os.ServiceManagerProxy.addService(ServiceManagerNative.java:146)
  05-29 08:28:50.783: ERROR/System(65):     at android.os.ServiceManager.addService(ServiceManager.java:72)
  05-29 08:28:50.783: ERROR/System(65):     at com.android.server.ServerThread.run(SystemServer.java:176)
  05-29 08:28:51.876: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(65): Crash logging skipped, no checkin service
  05-29 08:31:41.155: ERROR/vold(26): Cannot start volume '/sdcard' (volume is not bound)
  05-29 08:33:44.844: ERROR/vold(26): Framework disconnected
  05-29 08:33:45.354: ERROR/installd(31): eof
  05-29 08:33:45.354: ERROR/installd(31): failed to read size
  05-29 08:33:45.414: ERROR/ActivityThread(119): Failed to find provider info for call_log
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there an alternative to this emulator? I don't have an android device.
  I remember testing the sdk 1.0 and it shipped with an interpreter/simulator wich was very fast and simple, did it go away?</p>