Mounting EXT4 formatted disk reports incorrect parameter.

[ianjt]

Windows Version

10.0.22631.4169

WSL Version

2.2.4.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

Linux version 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 (root@941d701f84f1) (gcc (GCC) 11.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.37) #1 SMP Fri Mar 29 23:14:13 UTC 2024

Distro Version

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

SSD was formatted as EXT4

In admin PowerShell:

wmic diskdrive list brief
Caption DeviceID Model Partitions Size
Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB \.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB 1 2000396321280
Intel Raid 0 Volume \.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 Intel Raid 0 Volume 5 1024211865600
PC611 NVMe SK hynix 512GB \.\PHYSICALDRIVE2 PC611 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 1 512105932800

wsl --mount \.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 [--partition 1] [-t ext4] [--bare] # [...] = options also tried.
(Note bug in preview only displaying \ where there is \\ in original.)

Expected Behavior

The SSD should mount without error.

Actual Behavior

Output:
The parameter is incorrect.
Error code: Wsl/Service/AttachDisk/HCS/E_INVALIDARG

Diagnostic Logs

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WslLogs-2024-10-06_22-20-46.zip

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Diagnostic information

Appx package is not installed
Detected user visible error: Wsl/Service/AttachDisk/HCS/E_INVALIDARG

[ianjt]

Which Appx package?

[ianjt]

More detailed info:

wmic diskdrive get Availability,Capabilities,CapabilityDescriptions,DeviceID,InterfaceType,MediaLoaded,MediaType,Model,Name,Partitions
Availability Capabilities CapabilityDescriptions DeviceID InterfaceType MediaLoaded MediaType Model Name Partitions
{3, 4} {"Random Access", "Supports Writing"} \.\PHYSICALDRIVE3 SCSI TRUE External hard disk media Seagate Expansion HDD SCSI Disk Device \.\PHYSICALDRIVE3 1
{3, 4, 10} {"Random Access", "Supports Writing", "SMART Notification"} \.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 SCSI TRUE Fixed hard disk media Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB \.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 1
{3, 4, 10} {"Random Access", "Supports Writing", "SMART Notification"} \.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 SCSI TRUE Fixed hard disk media Intel Raid 0 Volume \.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 5
{3, 4} {"Random Access", "Supports Writing"} \.\PHYSICALDRIVE2 SCSI TRUE Fixed hard disk media PC611 NVMe SK hynix 512GB \.\PHYSICALDRIVE2 1