Failed to download VS Code Server

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I am also having issues downloading the code server for WSL, it is not throwing any errors but the download speed is super super slow. It has been downloading for the past 15 minutes and it reached 10% just now.

Version: 0.45.4
VSCode Version: 1.96.2
Commit: d9f8a232158c173cb84b31a70a49a9689bf0f770
Date: 2025-01-26T07:23:35.719Z
Electron: 32.2.6
Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
Node.js: 20.18.1
V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

UPDATE:

It seems it was not able to finish the download due to a connection reset and now is downloading via WSL:

[2025-01-28 17:24:43.348] Extension version: 0.81.8
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.348] L10N bundle: undefined
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.357] authorityHierarchy: wsl+ubuntu
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.357] WSL extension activating for a local WSL instance
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.375] Resolving wsl+ubuntu, resolveAttempt: 1
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.375] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe --status
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.382] Download in background is enabled
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.453] WSL feature installed: true (wsl --status)
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.453] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe --list --verbose
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.493] 3 distros found
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.494] Starting VS Code Server inside WSL (wsl2)
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.494] Windows build: 26100. Multi distro support: available. WSL path support: enabled
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.494] Scriptless setup: false
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.494] No shell environment set or found for current distro.
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.599] WSL daemon log file:
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.602] Probing if server is already installed: if [ -d ~/.cursor-server/bin/d9f8a232158c173cb84b31a70a49a9689bf0f770 ]; then printf 'install-found '; fi; if [ -f /etc/alpine-release ]; then printf alpine-; fi; uname -m
[2025-01-28 17:24:43.602] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe -d Ubuntu -e sh -c if [ -d ~/.cursor-server/bin/d9f8a232158c173cb84b31a70a49a9689bf0f770 ]; then printf 'install-found '; fi; if [ -f /etc/alpine-release ]; then printf alpine-; fi; uname -m
[2025-01-28 17:24:46.813] Probing result: x86_64
[2025-01-28 17:24:46.814] No server install found in WSL, needs linux-x64
[2025-01-28 17:24:46.814] Getting server from client side
[2025-01-28 17:24:46.815] Downloading VS Code Server stable - d9f8a232158c173cb84b31a70a49a9689bf0f770 into C:\Users\ubira\AppData\Local\Temp\vscode-remote-wsl\d9f8a232158c173cb84b31a70a49a9689bf0f770\vscode-server-stable-linux-x64.tar.gz.
[2025-01-28 17:24:48.032] Download checksum: undefined
[2025-01-28 17:42:28.659] Unable to download server on client side: Error: Request downloadRequest failed with message: read ECONNRESET. Will try to download on WSL side.
[2025-01-28 17:42:28.659] NodeExecServer run: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wsl.exe -d Ubuntu sh -c ‘“$VSCODE_WSL_EXT_LOCATION/scripts/wslServer.sh” d9f8a232158c173cb84b31a70a49a9689bf0f770 stable cursor-server .cursor-server --host=127.0.0.1 --port=0 --connection-token=3358813051-87526705-994538931-3578897002 --use-host-proxy --without-browser-env-var --disable-websocket-compression --accept-server-license-terms --telemetry-level=all’
[2025-01-28 17:42:28.976] Setting up server environment: Looking for /home/ubirajaramneto/.cursor-server/server-env-setup. Not found.
[2025-01-28 17:42:28.976] WSL version: 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2 Ubuntu
[2025-01-28 17:42:28.976] Installing VS Code Server for x64 (d9f8a232158c173cb84b31a70a49a9689bf0f770)
[2025-01-28 17:42:28.976] Downloading:
[2025-01-28 17:42:41.415] 0%
[2025-01-28 17:42:49.200] 0%
[2025-01-28 17:42:50.763] 0%
[2025-01-28 17:42:51.696] 0%
[2025-01-28 17:42:56.373] 0%
[2025-01-28 17:43:00.425] 0%
[2025-01-28 17:43:01.975] 0%
[2025-01-28 17:43:07.578] 0%
[2025-01-28 17:43:19.710] 0%
[2025-01-28 17:43:20.644] 0%
[2025-01-28 17:43:22.207] 0%
[2025-01-28 17:43:23.763] 1%
[2025-01-28 17:43:25.641] 1%
[2025-01-28 17:43:26.888] 1%
[2025-01-28 17:43:28.130] 1%

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There is a problem with Commit d9f8a232158c173cb84b31a70a49a9689bf0f770 on Alpine Linux.

Full URL https://cursor.blob.core.windows.net/remote-releases/d9f8a232158c173cb84b31a70a49a9689bf0f770/vscode-reh-linux-alpine.tar.gz

This URL uses Cursor by Remote Connection.
Do you know something about this problem?
As I understand it, the problem is only in Alpine.

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23

Hey, Cursr’s Remote SSH servers do not come from windows.net, which suggests you may have the wrong RemoteSSH extension installed.

Can you try remove all Remote SSH extensions from your Cursor installation, then use the remote menu to try to start a Remote SSH session? This should then download the correct version for Cursor to use!

24

For Development Container the same?

25

Quite possibly, I’d recommend deleting and reinstalling the DevContainers extension in Cursor, to ensure you are using a compatible version!

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