Android Question Debug in AVD Emulator

[nibbo]

OK, it was not easy and it took a while, but I finally managed to get the built in AVD emulator to launch a device.

How do I get my project to install onto the emulated device for debugging?
If I just run the project with the emulator running I get the 'No Device' error.
I found a few threads referring to the DesignerDevicePort being set to 5000 which it is; in a file called 'b4xV5.ini' at least.

Do I need to tick a box somewhere?

thanks

 

[nibbo]

Ooops, I did it again! As always, as soon as I post on here I think of the one thing I haven't tried.
In case anyone else find themselves in this situation:
You need to enable developer mode in the emulator (just as you would with a physical device!!!) and allow USB debugging etc...

 

[nibbo]

OK, I take it back, further along but still having problems:

Installing file to device. Error
Process timed out.
You can change it under Tools - IDE Options.

I have changed it to 5 minutes but still times out...
Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Erel]

You don't need to do anything special to debug on the emulator. Are you using B4A Sdk Manager to create the AVD?

 

[nibbo]

Hi Erel,

I am have tried using the default 6 inch device (plus a few variants created in there) and launching it from within b4a->tools->run AVD manager.
I am not even getting the timeout message anymore; just no device found.
The emulator looks like it has loaded but is completely unresponsive.

Not really a b4a problem but grateful for any advice you can offer.

Thanks

 

[Erel]

Have you created the AVD with B4A Sdk manager?

Try to delete all AVDs and create a new one.

 

[nibbo]

Deleted them all, recreated and set the developer options. Now getting:

adb: failed to install DeliveryConfirmation_DEBUG.apk:
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS: Failed to extract native libraries, res=-113]

I guess I am missing a library; will do some googling and see where I get to.

Thanks Erel

 

[Erel]

Sounds like you are using a library that includes native binaries that are not compatible with the emulator. SQLCipher for example.

 

[nibbo]

Ah, yes I am using SQLCipher..
Are there any other emulators that I can use with b4a that allow debugging?
I have tried BlueStacks in the past which will run the apk's OK but cant find a way to debug with it.

 

[Erel]

You can use any Android emulator you like with B4A. However SQLCipher will only run on real devices as the x86 binaries were removed.

 

[nibbo]

You can use any Android emulator you like with B4A. However SQLCipher will only run on real devices as the x86 binaries were removed.

OK, Erel, thanks for clarifying.
I only wanted it so I could code remotely, unfortunately all of my projects use SQLCipher so I guess I will just have to copy sources around.
Thanks for your help.