usbipd: error: The specified WSL distribution is not running.

[hirooih]

First I had a error.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> usbipd wsl attach --busid 1-1
usbipd: error: The specified WSL distribution is not running.

The Linux distribution to be attached must be default distribution.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --list --all --verbose
  NAME                   STATE           VERSION
* Ubuntu                 Stopped         2
  Ubuntu-20.04           Running         2
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --set-default Ubuntu-20.04
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wsl --list --all --verbose
  NAME                   STATE           VERSION
* Ubuntu-20.04           Running         2
  Ubuntu                 Stopped         2
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> usbipd wsl attach --busid 1-1
[sudo] password for myid:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

This should be described on this page.

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• Version Independent ID: e99de78d-d27a-664d-98ba-91116b7157c8
• Content: Connect USB devices
• Content Source: WSL/connect-usb.md
• Product: dev-environment
• Technology: windows-subsystem-for-linux
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[Craig Loewen]

A fair ask! Maybe we can add a quick bullet point at the bottom in a "Troubleshooting" section

[Matt Wojciakowski]

Added a note: fb6fd84

Can add this to the troubleshoot doc later too... but seemed like this needs to be addressed in the primary how-to instructions.

Thanks for pointing this out @hirooih!!

[hirooih]

Thanks. I hope it will help other users.

BTW after I posted this issue ticket, I found the command has --distribution (or -d) option.

PS C:\Users\hiroo> usbipd wsl attach -b 2-1 -d Ubuntu-20.04

Using this option may be better than changing the default distribution.

The Linux distribution to be attached must be your default distribution. (See the Basic comands for WSL doc to change your default distribution).

This can be simplified to:

You may have to specify the Linux distribution to be attached by using --distribution (or -d) option.