codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Codex Desktop Windows - WSL - crashes on non standard mount /c instead of /mnt/c/

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.506.11943

What subscription do you have?

5x

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

Codex desktop was running fine in windows. I changed the agent environment from windows native to wsl. then tried to restart. it doesn't load and gives this error. In my wsl.. c is mounted directly in root as /c instead of /mnt/c/

-- An error has occurred Codex crashed with the following error:

(code=127, signal=null). Most recent error: /usr/bin/bash: line 1: /mnt/c/Users/shara/.codex/bin/wsl/codex: No such file or directory Some things to try:

Check your config.toml for invalid settings Check your settings to disable running in WSL if you are seeing compatibility issues Try downloading a different version of the extension Click reload to restart the Codex extension, or visit our documentation for additional help.

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What steps can reproduce the bug?

Change agent envrionment frm native windows to wsl and in wsl have c drive mounted in root as /c/

What is the expected behavior?

Either codex-desktop should infer from wsl from c is mouted or specifically ask the user - so the issue doesn't happen.

Additional information

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