TUTORIAL: Using sdkmanager for flashing on Windows via WSL2 + WSLg

[makinbacon21]

It took a bit of trial and error to get this working so I figured I would document what worked here:

1. Make sure you have the latest release of Windows 11
2. Install WSL2 and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and make sure your WSL2 kernel is up to date

wsl --install -d "Ubuntu-18.04"
wsl --update

3. (Optional) Properly install the WSL2 GPU drivers for your WSLg

• NVIDIA
• Intel
• AMD

4. Install usbipd-win

winget install --interactive --exact dorssel.usbipd-win 

5. Launch a new Ubuntu 18.04 WSL2 instance and install the usbipd tools

sudo apt install linux-tools-5.4.0-77-generic hwdata
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/local/bin/usbip usbip /usr/lib/linux-tools/5.4.0-77-generic/usbip 20

6. Install sdkmanager from NVIDIA’s instructions
7. Plug in your device and pass it through via usbipd in PowerShell

usbipd wsl list
usbipd wsl attach -a -d <device id> # the -a is key, as BPMP will restart during flashing and need to auto-reattach

8. Run sdkmanager
9. Profit

[kayccc]

It’s cool, thanks for your sharing to the community!