Install Visual Studio Code - Qualcomm Dragonwing Documentation

Windows (WSL)
Ubuntu

Windows Setup with WSL

The extension runs inside WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) with Ubuntu 22.04. Windows is the host OS; Ubuntu is where compilation and device communication happen.

Your machine must support virtualization. This may require an adjustment in BIOS/UEFI settings.

1 — Install WSL and usbipd

Open a Windows Administrator terminal and run:

wsl --install -d ubuntu-22.04
winget install usbipd-win

The WSL installer will prompt you to create a Linux username and password. Do not use root — the extension requires a regular user account.

2 — Restart and enter WSL

Restart your machine. Then in any terminal:

wsl -d ubuntu-22.04

3 — Prepare the Ubuntu environment

Inside the WSL Ubuntu shell:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo locale-gen en_US.UTF-8
sudo update-locale
sudo apt-get install gcc bzip2 diffstat g++

4 — Launch VS Code from WSL

code .

5 — Install the WSL Extension

In VS Code, install the WSL extension (by Microsoft) from the Marketplace. Refer to the official instructions.Verify that VS Code shows WSL: Ubuntu-22.04 in the status bar — see From VS Code.

6 — Connect a USB device to WSL

With a device plugged in, follow the USB forwarding guide to forward it from Windows into WSL using usbipd.

Ubuntu Setup

Follow the VS Code Linux installation guide.

Install the .deb package from the VS Code website. The Snap Store version is not supported by the extension.

Verify the installation:

code -v

Expected output — version, commit SHA, and architecture:

1.78.1
a4e8254e63e4b7a72896e74e12cc2098fcda1d6e
x64

Configure udev rules

Configure udev USB rules (one-time prerequisite)The Linux kernel uses udev to control access to USB devices. Run the following to allow the Qualcomm vendor ID 05c6 without requiring sudo for every operation:

echo 'SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="05c6", ATTRS{idProduct}=="9008", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"' \
  | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/51-qcom-usb.rules

Restart udev for the changes to take effect:

sudo systemctl restart udev

If a device is already connected, unplug and replug it.

Make sure your user account is a member of the plugdev group.

​Windows Setup with WSL

​1 — Install WSL and usbipd

​2 — Restart and enter WSL

​3 — Prepare the Ubuntu environment

​4 — Launch VS Code from WSL

​5 — Install the WSL Extension

​6 — Connect a USB device to WSL

​Ubuntu Setup

​Configure udev rules

Windows Setup with WSL

1 — Install WSL and usbipd

2 — Restart and enter WSL

3 — Prepare the Ubuntu environment

4 — Launch VS Code from WSL

5 — Install the WSL Extension

6 — Connect a USB device to WSL

Ubuntu Setup

Configure udev rules