Running the WiiLink Patcher on more operating systems

Some operating systems require additional steps to be able to run the WiiLink Patcher. This wiki page provides instructions for running the WiiLink Patcher on these operating systems.

1. Android
2. chromeOS

Android

1. If you do not already have it, download and install the latest version of Winlator
2. Download the latest version of the WiiLink Patcher for Windows:

3. Grant Winlator permissions to access your storage:

4. Create and run a new container:

5. Navigate to the D: drive (this is mapped to your Downloads folder), and run the WiiLink Patcher .exe you downloaded earlier:

6. Use the patcher as usual
7. When the patcher asks you where to save your files, make sure to save them in a folder on the D: drive, so you can access them outside the container:

8. Close Winlator, you are done! You can find the WAD and apps folders in your chosen output location within your Downloads folder. Make sure to follow the rest of the WiiLink guide to get everything setup properly.

chromeOS

1. If you have not done so already, enable the Linux development environment
2. Open a terminal, and run the following commands to install the needed software:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install flatpak weston -y
flatpak --user remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
flatpak install ca.wiilink.Patcher -y

3. Run Weston:

weston --no-config --fullscreen

4. Open the terminal in Weston, and run the WiiLink Patcher:

flatpak run ca.wiilink.Patcher

5. Use the patcher as usual
6. When the patcher asks you where to save your files, make sure to save them in a folder within your Home folder, so you can access them outside of Linux:

7. Once complete, close the patcher and terminal within Weston. Use Alt+Tab to switch back to your original Linux terminal, and press Ctrl+C to close Weston
8. You are done! You can find the WAD and apps folders in your chosen output location within the Linux files section of the Files app. Make sure to follow the rest of the WiiLink guide to get everything setup properly.