Android Studio 3.0.1 - Emulator black screen

Question

I'm using Android studio v3.0.1 and trying to use the emulator. I have created several different virtual devices but all of them fail to boot.

The IDE says 'waiting for target device to come online'.

I have reinstalled Android studio, the emulator, SDK. I have wiped each virtual device and cold booted and still the same.

I have tried the solutions presented in other similar questions on here but it appears to have a different cause.

Is there a fix?

Error message:

15:18   Emulator: qemu-system-i386.exe: Unable to open C:\Users\Sam\.android\avd\Nexus_5_API_27.avd\data\misc\pstore\pstore.bin: Permission denied

Which OS and graphics card/driver are you using? If you're on linux with an AMD card, try software rendering and/or another driver. Solved it for me. — dedda1994, Mar 13 '18 at 15:57
@dedda1994 using Windows 10, integrated graphics on Laptop. I've used android studio before on here with the emulator working fine, recently seems to have stopped working. — Sam D, Mar 13 '18 at 15:58
Click in Power button in emulator. It will turn your "device" on. — Psytho, Mar 13 '18 at 15:59
It was normally booting in Android Studio 2. In AS 3 you have to "power on". — Psytho, Mar 13 '18 at 16:01
@Redman Hmm, I have to turn it on after updating to 3. That's strange. — Psytho, Mar 13 '18 at 16:02
Is there any way to get more information about the emulator while its running to help diagnose? — Sam D, Mar 13 '18 at 16:03
sam you can always try alternative like genymotion,andy,blue stacks ets — Manohar, Mar 13 '18 at 16:04
@Redman I might have to, was just hoping to get this fixed as it was working fine for months. — Sam D, Mar 13 '18 at 16:05
Error that comes up is Emulator: qemu-system-i386.exe: Unable to open C:\Users\Sam\.android\avd\Nexus_5_API_27_2.avd\data\misc\pstore\pstore.bin: Permission denied — Sam D, Mar 13 '18 at 16:08

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 13 '18 at 16:15

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Go to the path

C:\Users\Sam\.android\avd\Nexus_5_API_27_2.avd\data\misc\pstore\pstore.bin

right click on pstore, selectProperties and uncheck box Only for reading

answered Mar 13 '18 at 16:15

Manohar

The issue is marked as fixed by google ,it should not happen https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/73249556 – Manohar Mar 13 '18 at 16:19
The property appears to be getting rechecked after running the emulator. Is there a reason for this? – Sam D Mar 13 '18 at 16:26
@SamD That is a bug and google said ,they fixed it , make sure your android studio and emulator are up to date – Manohar Mar 13 '18 at 16:29
Android studio version is 3.0.1. Emulator up to date. Is there something i'm missing? – Sam D Mar 13 '18 at 16:33

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