Android emulator black screen with “GPU emulation - yes”

Question

I\'m trying to use the new feature of the android avd features \"GPU emulation - yes\" It\'s needed to use GLES2.0 on the emulator. However, when I turn that on, the screen

Answer 1

For those having the same problem and having a nvidia card with optimus... Just install ironhide!

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mj-casalogic/ironhide
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install ironhide

Then follow the instructions and reboot! Magic happens! But it's hard sometimes!