lsblk doesn't see USB storage
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Description
Version
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1706]
WSL Version
- WSL 2
- WSL 1
Kernel Version
5.10.102.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Distro Version
Ubuntu
Other Software
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Repro Steps
I followed this instruction to get my USB seen by WSL2:
https://github.com/dorssel/usbipd-win
Unfortunately lsblk command doesn't return this storge while lsusb does.
Please introduce proper driver so no custom kernel compilation will be required.
Expected Behavior
USB driver available by default.
Actual Behavior
lsblk not recognizing USB storage
Diagnostic Logs
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Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue on WSL 2 with Ubuntu: attach USB storage using usbipd-win, then compare the results of lsusb and lsblk. Done means USB storage is recognized by lsblk with the expected driver available by default, without custom kernel compilation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, ubuntu
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100