Running the Stadium editor app in Linux via Wine w/WiFi connection

[mdmayfield]

The original Helix HX Edit software can technically launch under Wine, but it can't do anything useful with the Helix itself because the USB connection requires a kernel-level driver. Now it looks like the Stadium can use a simple network connection via WiFi, which makes me wonder if the application could connect wirelessly to the Stadium without any drivers, and could therefore run usefully under Wine.

 

Are there any Linux users who have a Stadium yet who have tried this?

[jpdennis]

On 2/15/2026 at 10:53 AM, mdmayfield said:

The original Helix HX Edit software can technically launch under Wine, but it can't do anything useful with the Helix itself because the USB connection requires a kernel-level driver. Now it looks like the Stadium can use a simple network connection via WiFi, which makes me wonder if the application could connect wirelessly to the Stadium without any drivers, and could therefore run usefully under Wine.

 

Are there any Linux users who have a Stadium yet who have tried this?

 

mdmayfield,

 

Since this is a user based forum, this is a great opportunity to do this for us and report back your findings?  From a theoretical aspect, as long as the wi-fi subnet of the linux box is the same and the Helix Stadium (XL or non XL) it sounds logical.  You'd still have to configure the TCP/IP protocol within Wine for the subnet, I understand.  But then, you could always use "Linux Bottles" as your GUI driven interface instead.

 

jpd

[woolyninja]

For anyone hitting this post searching for how to run Helix Stadium on Linux, I've figured out one way to do it - but it only works if you have Wifi setup on the Stadium

 

1. Install Steam
2. Download the Helix Stadium installer
3. In Steam go to Library > Add a Game > Add Non-Steam Game and select the downloaded installer exe
4. Find the entry in your Steam Library and click Play, the installer should show up. Go through the install steps choosing the defaults
5. Once that's done you'll need to find the directory that Steam puts file under. For me it was ~/.steam
6. Under that directory you need to find where it installed Helix Stadium. For me it was ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/{the most recently created folder}/pfx/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Line6/Helix Stadium/Helix Stadium.exe. Copy the full path to the EXE
7. In Steam right click on the entry for the installer and choose Properties...
   1. Rename it to Helix Stadium
   2. Change target to "{path to the exe above}". For me it was "~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/{the most recently created folder}/pfx/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Line6/Helix Stadium/Helix Stadium.exe"
   3. Change Start In to "{path to the exe above but without the exe filename at the end}". For me it was "~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/{the most recently created folder}/pfx/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Line6/Helix Stadium/"
   4. Close the Properties window
8. Click Play and Helix Stadium app should start
   1. I had to cancel the auto connect, and manually type in the IP address, then click Connect (this needs to be done at the start every time)

Once I did that it works as expected! Hope that helps somebody.