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In productionintermediateHardware access

The LiDAR is absent inside WSL

Expose a USB LiDAR to the selected environment without pretending WSL is native Linux.

Pairs with Choose the right environment in Robotics Development Setup & Recovery. Read the concept first, then diagnose it here.

Open repair workspace

Operator report

Windows detects the LiDAR, but `/dev/ttyUSB0` never appears in WSL.

Ubuntu 24.04 setup emulator, isolated disk images, Linux recovery shell, ROS 2 Jazzy

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System boundary

Trace only the relevant path.

3 nodes
  1. 01Windows USB host
  2. 02usbipd attachment
  3. 03WSL device nodeOUT
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How this lab works

You diagnose it. No command list.

Open the repair workspace and gather your own evidence in a real terminal. No diagnostic commands are handed to you - finding the fault is the exercise. Stuck? Progressive hints unlock inside the workspace.

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Verification

Pass more than the visible symptom.

4 checks
  • Device visible in lsusb
  • Stable device path resolves
  • Hidden regression behavior
  • Root cause explanation