Windows 7 64bit android AVD start error:Failed to allocate memory: 8
This seems to be a problem with SDK Tools r20, in which the amount of RAM can not be set from the AVD Manager for the WXGAxxx skins (and the default 1024 MB is too much for the 32 bit emulator).
Workaround
You can work around the issue by starting the AVD from the command line, and hard set the amount of memory to something lower:
> cd c:\program (x86)\android\android-sdk\tools\> emulator @android4.1 -memory 896The above command line will set the amount of memory to 896 MB for the AVD.This bug can be followed here: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=36080
Modify config.ini file like that:
hw.ramSize=1024 --> hw.ramSize=1024M
and it should work like charm...
Ref: http://www.fantageek.com/102/strange-avd-with-hw-ramsize/
Are you running the emulator on your Laptop?
This problem also occurs if the Emulator's Screen Resolution is greater than that of your Display. For example WXGA-xxx (1280x800) could crash if your screen resolution is (1366x768).
Try using WSVGA. Does a good job as a Tablet.