# ADB devices not found on after following "boot camp" on wsl windows 10

Source: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/2767/adb-devices-not-found-on-after-following-boot-camp-on-wsl-windows-10
Category: Flight Core and Legacy VOXL (https://forum.modalai.com/category/9/flight-core-and-legacy-voxl)
Tags: voxl-flight
Posted: 2023-10-24 19:39:17 UTC by rdjarvis
Replies: 11 · Views: 3244

## rdjarvis · 2023-10-24 19:39:17 UTC

I followed all instructions in the "boot camp" section and after all updates/installs, kill-server, start-server...etc. 
No ADB devices are visible in wsl. 
VOXL is visible when running ADB Driver 2.0 on the PC, but cannot see devices in wsl.

Suggestions?

Thanks,
RDJ

## Reply by tom (ModalAI staff) · 2023-10-24 19:55:35 UTC

@rdjarvis Our resident WSL expert says to do the following:

In normal windows command prompt (outside of WSDL)
```
adb kill-server

adb start-server
```
then check in WSL

## Reply by rdjarvis · 2023-10-24 19:56:40 UTC (in reply to tom)

@tom Ill try that right now!

## Reply by rdjarvis · 2023-10-24 20:03:57 UTC (in reply to tom)

@tom this is what windows command prompt tells me when running "adb kill-server"
'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

## Reply by tom (ModalAI staff) · 2023-10-24 20:05:09 UTC (in reply to rdjarvis)

@rdjarvis I was under the impression that "VOXL is visible when running ADB Driver 2.0 on the PC" meant you were able to access adb on your normal command prompt

## Reply by rdjarvis · 2023-10-24 20:08:40 UTC (in reply to tom)

@tom sorry for the confusion. Here is a screenshot. ![Screenshot (5).png](https://forum.modalai.com/assets/uploads/files/1698178112189-screenshot-5.png)

## Reply by tom (ModalAI staff) · 2023-10-24 20:14:21 UTC (in reply to rdjarvis)

@rdjarvis I'm not familiar with that tool unfortunately, I would follow the instructions here starting with the section titled "How to set up ADB on Microsoft Windows" with the Android SDK installed from https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip

## Reply by rdjarvis · 2023-10-24 20:15:01 UTC (in reply to tom)

@tom thank you, I will get started

## Reply by Vinny (ModalAI staff) · 2023-10-25 02:03:24 UTC (in reply to rdjarvis)

Hi @rdjarvis ,
Once you have adb tools installed on your PC, I've successfully used WSL as Tom mentioned only after trying the kill and restart commands in command window/prompt. Sometimes it may take a few tries in the command prompt, but once I get Windows command prompt to see the adb device, WSL always sees it.
I cannot speak to other utilities, but command prompt always works for me.
I tried the reverse and it doesn't work, so I think some configurations require Windows to see the adb device first before it let's WSL see it.
Hope that helps.

## Reply by rdjarvis · 2023-10-25 12:53:32 UTC (in reply to Vinny)

@Vinny thanks, just got into the office and will start over. I wasnt successful with the ADB platform tools.....yet

## Reply by rdjarvis · 2023-10-25 13:57:16 UTC

*UPDATE*
ADB Devices are now visible in Windows CMD after I updated the system path in environment variables.

Now the fun begins

## Reply by tom (ModalAI staff) · 2023-10-25 16:54:39 UTC (in reply to rdjarvis)

@rdjarvis Woot! Enjoy!