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WSL2 USB Devices

Steps to access USB devices in WSL2:

Assuming you have WSL2 installed and set up, follow these steps to access USB devices:

  1. Install USBIPD: Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:

    wsl --install -d usbipd

    or follow the manual installation steps from the USBIPD-WIN GitHub repository.

  2. Start USBIPD: After installation, list available USB devices:

    usbipd list

    you should see a list of USB devices connected to your Windows machine.

  3. Bind USB Device: If you want to bind a specific USB device to WSL2, you can use the following command:

     usbipd bind --busid <busid>

  4. Attach USB Device: To attach a USB device to WSL2, use the following command:

     usbipd attach --busid <busid>

    Replace <busid> with the bus ID of the USB device you want to attach, which you can find from the previous usbipd list command.

  5. Access USB Device in WSL2: Open your WSL2 terminal and check if the device is available. You can use commands like lsusb to list USB devices:

    lsusb

    If the device is attached successfully, it should appear in the list.