Why can't I boot an AVD from Eclipse with 1024 MB of RAM?

Question

So, like a lot of people starting Android development with Eclipse, even with a fast machine, I notice that the emulator runs frustratingly slow.

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Answer 1

Try starting the AVD without Eclipse to remove that Factor. This can be done by navigating to your SDK-Path/tools and open Android(.bat?) and then select the AVD manager.

I would recommend opening a command shell, navigating to the path and then run

emulator -avd AVDNAME -scale 0.7 -no-boot-anim 

You can also try starting it without the scale parameter or maybe even a lower number.