Reputation: 2202

Android Studio Gradle project "Unable to start the daemon process /initialization of VM"

Version of Android Studio (Beta) 0.8.4
OS version: Windows 8
Java JRE/JDK version: 1.8.0_11

Error:Unable to start the daemon process.
This problem might be caused by incorrect configuration of the daemon.
For example, an unrecognized jvm option is used.
Please refer to the user guide chapter on the daemon at http://gradle.org/docs/1.12/userguide/gradle_daemon.html
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Error occurred during initialization of VM
Could not reserve enough space for 1048576KB object heap
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM warning: ignoring option MaxPermSize=256m; support was removed in 8.0

Upvotes: 118

Answers (30)

Wasib Hussain

Reputation: 254

The problem in my situation was related to the Hotspot being enabled on my laptop. Once I turned off the Hotspot and ran the project, it worked successfully.

Upvotes: 0

صلي علي محمد - Atef Farouk

Reputation: 4257

It was strange for me to kill ADB process from task list and try again, it worked fine.

Upvotes: 0

Shiza Imtiaz

Reputation: 328

Go to /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines, make sure you do not have anything unnecessary. In my case, I accidentally installed jdk-19.jdk, I wanted to use zulu-11.jdk. Deleting jdk-19.jdk solved my problem.

Upvotes: 0

Mohammad Al Jadallah

Reputation: 486

I faced This problem, so I solve it with remove the project folder and recreate the new project.

The above solution worked for me, hope to help anyone.

Upvotes: -1

Shriram Panchal

Reputation: 2086

The Solution Worked:

gradle.properties

org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1024m

3.Close & reopen the project or just Clean and re-Build it

Upvotes: 187

Georgios S.

Reputation: 229

In some PC's this issue is caused by antivirus programs AFTER upgrading to the latest android studio and gradle version.

In my case I tore my system apart troubleshooting everything only to find out that Commodo Internet security was responsible for not letting the gradle daemon run.

After safelisting the process everything runs smoothly. PLEASE NOTE that everything was OK before updating. The issue came up only after the update without changing anything in the antivirus/firewall program.

Upvotes: 3

Suvidha Malaviya

Reputation: 342

Error occurred during initialization of VM Could not reserve enough space for 1572864KB object heap.

To solve this error you have to change only heap size which is defined in Gradle.Properties file. You have to change the heapsize to 1024m and rebuild the project.

If the error is not solved, you have to close the project and rebuild it.

For Video Tutorial: Unable To Start The Daemon Process In Android Studio

Upvotes: 2

Syed Faizan Ali

Reputation: 389

Different solutions work for different people. I have tried almost all the solutions posted above and on other forums.

In my case, the problem was occurring because the Mobile Hotspot feature was enabled on my laptop.

Laptop Configuration: -Windows 10 -RAM 12GB -Android Studio 4.2.2 -Gradle version 6.7.1

Upvotes: 0

sifr_dot_in

Reputation: 3613

the heap-size was already set in project and also android studio.
still, had this issue.

this issue is related to memory size. here is what solved my issue:

open "task management" in windows(ctrl + shift + esc)
check, whether any program is eating memory.
please scroll down
(first time i just saw according to descending order of memory usage. but scrolled after trying other options and realised, "openjdk platform binary" consumed around 50mb but was running around more than 50 instances.)
end all the instances and check whether it solves the issue.
if "yes", update java so that, starting all these multiple instance entries are wiped out of registry. if "no", try following:

additional solutions (if heap-size was already set):

uninstall any lastly (recently) installed plugin.
if you want the plugin (search for plugin related issue).
File>Invalidate caches / restart...
update gradle.
uninstall android studio and install a fresh new one (after File>Manage IDE settings>Export to ZIP files).

Upvotes: 5

Giru Bhai

Reputation: 14408

Do Following steps:

Start Android Studio.
Close any open project.Go to File > Close Project.(Welcome window will open)
Go to Configure > Settings.
On Settings dialog,select Compiler (Gradle-based Android Projects) from left and set VM Options to -Xmx512m(i.e. write -Xmx512m under VM Options:) and press OK.

Upvotes: 41

SHUBHASIS MAHATA

Reputation: 940

Simply you could change the gradle.properties . i have given the sample below

Upvotes: 0

Srija Nakka

Reputation: 39

You need to add the path to environment variables (Windows) like such:

Variable Name: GRADLE_HOME
Variable Value: path

Please check below image:

Upvotes: 1

archmedis

Reputation: 380

File->Settings->compiler->check - Compile independent modules in parallel(may require larger heap size)

gradle.properties

org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx768m

add this end of the file.

it works for me.

if Not, uncheck - Compile independent modules in parallel, and set org.gradle.jvmargs=Xmx768m like above

Upvotes: 0

Inoy

Reputation: 1075

Just reboot your PC

Not sure what caused this issue for me, I've tried all the solutions here, nothing worked. Reboot helped, Windows 7.

org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m was already there.

Update:

I believe it started after Update of Windows Defender Antivirus (KB915597)

Approximate date of update - 2018.07.22

Upvotes: 9

Alesandro Giordano

Reputation: 381

If i can help you, you have to go in the Project Properties, and in the JDK location field check Use embedded JSD (recommended) eneable.

Upvotes: 2

Shankara Narayana

Reputation: 765

Happened to me because i was running a virtual machine at the same time, the ram was already allocated to that so android studio couldn't take up any ram, switching off virtual box and restarting did the trick for me.

Upvotes: 0

Denis Kotenko

Reputation: 83

I've just cleaned up my disk space and restart computer. That have helped me.

Upvotes: 2

Jayani Sumudini

Reputation: 1519

I got same problem and I solved it using these steps.

1)Remove your .gradle file.(uuslly it in C:\Users{your_PC_name}

2)then go to the environment variable and add these to the system variable(as a new variable)

Variable name : _JAVA_OPTIONS

Variable value: -Xmx524m

3)go to your project folder and run these command

ionic cordova platform add android

4)Above command create platform folder in your project path

5)then run this command

ionic cordova build android

Upvotes: 2

Testing Singh

Reputation: 1353

Just installed new version of gradle and it started working for me. I think the local instances of gradle were messed up

Upvotes: 0

stealth225

Reputation: 175

Try disabling firewall.

This might be a very weird solution but I had the same problem and I'm running Android 2.3 on windows 32 bit . I deleted the current app and disabled firewall. Upon creating a new project everything worked fine.

Upvotes: 1

Ovidio Reyna

Reputation: 146

It has to do with how much memory is available for AS to create a VM environment for your app to populate. The thing is that ever since the update to 2.2 I've had the same problem every time I try to create a new project in AS.

How I solve it is by going into Project (on the left hand side) > Gradle Scripts > gradle.properties. When it opens the file go to the line under "(Line 10)# Specifies the JVM arguments used for the daemon process. (Line 11)# The setting is particularly useful for tweaking memory settings." You're looking for the line that starts with "org.gradle.jvmargs". This should be line 12. Change line 12 to this

org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8

After changing this line you can either sync the gradle with the project by clicking Try again on the notification telling you the gradle sync failed (it'll be at the top of the file you opened). Or you can simply close and restart the AS and it should sync.

Essentially what this is saying is for AS to allocate more memory to the app initialization. I know it's not a permanent fix but it should get you through actually starting your app.

Upvotes: 5

Alex Nguyen

Reputation: 1080

I fixed this issue by installing JDK x64. I guess you're using jdk x86 and it's not enough memory for gradle.

Upvotes: 0

Akah

Reputation: 1398

I think if your environment just got messed up because of some VCS merging or commit errors, which is my case, i would suggest you just re-import your porject and add it to the root of your VCS to restore the project. If you use a VCS like git or subversion, you'll simply have to add your project to the root of the given repo and everything should be back to normal. This worked for me though.

Upvotes: 0

YP zhang

Reputation: 43

My case is a bit special which VM option is not avaibale. I use x86 windows 7 system, my way of solving this problem is by doing following procedures:

File - Setting...
In "Build, Execution, Deployment" select "Gradle"
choose "Use default gradle wrapper (recommended)" in "Project-level settings"

After restart Android Studio problem fixed!

Upvotes: 0

Alaa M.

Reputation: 5273

Open your project and press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S to open Project Structure. There under JDK location check Use embedded JDK (recommended).

Upvotes: 15

Ali

Reputation: 11

Start Android Studio. Close any open project.Go to File > Close Project.(Welcome window will open) Go to Configure > Settings. On Settings dialog,select Compiler (Gradle-based Android Projects) from left and set VM Options to -Xmx512m(i.e. write -Xmx512m under VM Options:) and press OK.

and then do this

Right click on My Computer and Open up your System Properties (The bit you had open before that shows your CPU/RAM values) >> On the left sidebar, click Advanced System Settings >> Click Environment Variables >> Under System Variables, press New >> Use the values below: // Variable name: _JAVA_OPTIONS // Variable value: -Xmx524M then, press OK and try again. restart Android Studio

Upvotes: 1

Dishant J

Reputation: 189

For android studio 2.2 version VM option is not available directly from project structure.

steps to make gradle sync successful:->

1)OPEN project

2)Click on gradle script

3)open gradle.properties

4)Change org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536m to org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1024m

5)Save the work

6)Open File->Invalidate cache/Restart

And its done!!!

Enjoy Android!!!

Upvotes: 16

ChuongIT

Reputation: 49

Open Android Studio then go to gradle.properties file and change the last line to

org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1024m.

And then press try again

Upvotes: 4

Karam Melad

Reputation: 225

Open Android Studio then go to gradle.properties file and change the last line to

org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1024m.

then go to

File>Invalidate Caches/Restart.

and the problem will be solved, it worked fine with me.

Upvotes: 3

ElMoy

Reputation: 1

In the gradle.properties file, change org.gradle.jvmargs to -Xmx1024m:

org.gradle.jvmargs=**-Xmx1024m** -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8

Upvotes: 0

Android Studio Gradle project &quot;Unable to start the daemon process /initialization of VM&quot;

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