VS Code extension is enabled on WSL instead of local Windows

[Piano1010]

I installed the VS Code Espressif IDF extension v1.6.5. It was automatically installed on my WSL2. After struggling with some issues, I realized, that the "normal" way of the Windows installation is local and not WSL. However, uninstalling and reinstalling it does not help, as the reinstallation is just a reactivation of the extension.

My main question is, how to install the VS Code Espressif IDF extension on local Windows, not on WSL.

What i tried with WSL2: I attached the USB port with usbipd which worked. I was able to flash over the linux (WSL2) terminal.
But with VSCode it does not work.
I have the ESP32-H2-DevKitM-1.
As target I selected "esp32h2" and "builtin USB-JTAG". Not sure if this is correct.
Building the blink example project works.
Flashing the project does not work and brings the output:

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Open On-Chip Debugger v0.12.0-esp32-20230921 (2023-09-21-13:41)
Licensed under GNU GPL v2

For bug reports, read
	http://openocd.org/doc/doxygen/bugs.html

/home/lorenz/.espressif/tools/openocd-esp32/v0.12.0-esp32-20230921/openocd-esp32/bin/openocd

[OpenOCD]
Open On-Chip Debugger v0.12.0-esp32-20230921 (2023-09-21-13:41)
Licensed under GNU GPL v2
For bug reports, read
	http://openocd.org/doc/doxygen/bugs.html

[OpenOCD]
debug_level: 2
Info : only one transport option; autoselecting 'jtag'
Info : esp_usb_jtag: VID set to 0x303a and PID to 0x1001
Info : esp_usb_jtag: capabilities descriptor set to 0x2000

[OpenOCD]
Info : Listening on port 6666 for tcl connections
Info : Listening on port 4444 for telnet connections

[OpenOCD]
❌ Error: esp_usb_jtag: could not find or open device!

[OpenOCD]
❌ /home/lorenz/.espressif/tools/openocd-esp32/v0.12.0-esp32-20230921/openocd-esp32/share/openocd/scripts/target/esp_common.cfg:9: Error: 
at file "/home/lorenz/.espressif/tools/openocd-esp32/v0.12.0-esp32-20230921/openocd-esp32/share/openocd/scripts/target/esp_common.cfg", line 9

[OpenOCD]
[Stopped] : OpenOCD Server
[ Flash ]
Can't perform JTag flash, because OpenOCD server is not running!

So I checked the file esp_common.cfg", line 9, which references the esp_version.cfg, which is:

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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later

set EXPECTED_VER "v0.12.0-esp32-20230921"

The settings.json file is:

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{
  "C_Cpp.intelliSenseEngine": "default",
  "idf.adapterTargetName": "esp32h2",
  "idf.openOcdConfigs": [
    "board/esp32h2-builtin.cfg"
  ],
  "idf.flashType": "JTAG"
}

However the "esp32h2" is marked with a yellow wavy underline, so I guess that this might be an issue.

[ESP_radurentea]

I'm guessing you have the VS Code opened as a remote connection. To install on your local, make sure VS Code is opened locally.

You can check this in the bottom left corner of VS Code:
NO WSL:

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WSL Ubuntu:

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In order to fully uninstall the extension take a look over this part of the extension's documentation

And if you want to use the extension with WSL, I recommend you to take a look over the following
WSL documentation and if you get stuck at some point, let me know.

Also, in case of any errors please paste the output of Doctor's Command here. In VS Code, open command palette [View > Command Palette] and type "ESP-IDF: Doctor Command", this will copy the output in the clipboard or it will open a .txt file based on your OS and show you the output there.

[Piano1010]

Thank you for your answer!

I did not know that I can disable the WSL in the lower left corner.

However I was not able to install it locally (without WSL).

I uninstalled ESP-IDF extension.
I deleted the extension in WSL file system. It was located here:
~/.vscode-server/extensions/espressif.esp-idf-extension-1.6.5

I disabled the Remote Host, then VS Code looks like this:

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I made a reboot. Then I installed the ESP-IDF extension again without Remote host.
However, it still installed with WSL Ubuntu:

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Then I tried to disable all WSL and remote extensions in VS Code, rebooted and installed ESP-IDF again.
Now I get an error with the following log:

2024-01-06 23:00:29.781 [error] No remote extension installed to resolve wsl.: CodeExpectedError: No remote extension installed to resolve wsl.
at ee.rb (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Lorenz/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:2718:21055)
at async ee.qb (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Lorenz/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:2718:20332)
at async ee.Ob (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Lorenz/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:2719:11484)
at async ee.jb (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Users/Lorenz/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:2718:17969)

Thank you for helping me.

[Piano1010]

I found the solution:

Left click on the VS Code Remote icon:

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Select Close Remote Connection:

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Then reinstall the ESP-IDF extension. The extension is now globally enabled:

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Now I were able to flash and debug the ESP32-H2 (using OpenOCD and JTAG).