microsoft / microsoft/WSL

USB device support, libusb (ADB support, etc)

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  • Your Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393]

  • What you're doing and what's happening: Trying to use the adb package to talk to embedded boards via USB. Used apt-get to install it.

  • What's wrong / what should be happening instead: The adb utility finds no devices.

  • Strace of the failing command, if applicable: (If <cmd> is failing, then run strace -o strace.txt -ff <cmd>, and post the strace.txt output here)

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Research direction

Start with CONTRIBUTING.md, then investigate how the installed adb package detects USB-connected embedded boards under WSL and whether libusb support is available. Reproduce the report with adb and confirm that the desired result is for adb to find and communicate with the USB devices.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
embedded-iot, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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