Using usbipd to connect to a USB device in ubuntu, I can't find the device node under "/dev/" and no mount path is found

[xfan-hack]

Windows Version

10.0.26100.2161

WSL Version

2.3..24.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

Linux version 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 (root@941d701f84f1) (gcc (GCC) 11.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.37) #1 SMP Fri Mar 29 23:14:13 UTC 2024

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04.5

Other Software

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Repro Steps

Execute commands under powershell: usbipd.exe list, usbipd.exe bind --busid 5-3, usbipd.exe attach --wsl --busid 5-3
In ubuntu system, execute lsusb, you can see the USB device, but in the /dev directory, there is no But in the /dev directory, there is no corresponding device name, and I can't find any information about the mount path using mount -l.

Expected Behavior

I'd like to be able to see the mount paths etc. of USB devices on ubuntu systems in wsl

Actual Behavior

Provide a solution or documentation that addresses the above issues

Diagnostic Logs

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Open similar issues:

• Unable to mount a usb mass storage device (#10446), similarity score: 0.78
• Accessing USB storage devices in WSL 2? (#7770), similarity score: 0.74

Closed similar issues:

• Can't Attach USB Devices to WSL (#9990), similarity score: 0.78
• Can't see USB in lsblk (#8541), similarity score: 0.76
• usbipd: error: WSL 'usbip' client not correctly installed. (#8192), similarity score: 0.75

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[zcobol]

@xfan-hack what is your expectation of usbipd? If you try to mount a storage device use drvfs option instead. usbip is for attaching other kind of USB devices, i.e. cameras, etc.

On WSL side add a mount point under /mnt then mount your flash drive, Windows F: in this example:

zcobol@texas:~$ sudo mount -t drvfs F: /mnt/f

then list its contents:

zcobol@texas:~$ tree -L 1 /mnt/f
/mnt/f
├── autorun.ico
├── autorun.inf
├── boot
├── casper
├── EFI
├── efi.img
├── isolinux
├── md5sum.txt
├── syslinux.cfg
└── System Volume Information

6 directories, 5 files

The USB driver has latest KDE NEON on it!

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• Accessing USB storage devices in WSL 2? (#7770), similarity score: 0.74

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• Can't Attach USB Devices to WSL (#9990), similarity score: 0.78
• Can't see USB in lsblk (#8541), similarity score: 0.76
• usbipd: error: WSL 'usbip' client not correctly installed. (#8192), similarity score: 0.75

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Yes, my problem, and "Open similar issues:(#10446) (#7770)" is similar, the essence of these problems is that, in ubuntu system in wsl, although I can see the inserted USB device through lsusb, I can't see the device under /dev/ directory, and I don't see the path of the mounted USB device. directory, and I don't see the path where the USB device is mounted. In short, it is that ubuntu system in wsl can't access the USB and other mobile devices.
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[marksteward]

Non-partitioned drives aren't accessible using drvfs, and wsl --mount is unpredictable, doesn't work on many drives, and has crashed my system multiple times. Just add some mass storage drivers to the kernel - see also #11335.