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 <note warning>This document is UNTESTED - it worked, but this author's Pinebook Pro is broken so it's impossible to verify</note> <note warning>This document is UNTESTED - it worked, but this author's Pinebook Pro is broken so it's impossible to verify</note>
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 +<note warning>This has some RockPro64 references within the screenshots - these need updating. However, these are cosmetic only.</note>
  
 ====== Installing Slackware on the Pinebook Pro ====== ====== Installing Slackware on the Pinebook Pro ======
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 | Document name    | inst_sa64_cur_rk3399_pinebookpro | | Document name    | inst_sa64_cur_rk3399_pinebookpro |
 | Document purpose | Document the installation of Slackware Linux onto the Hardware Model: [[https://www.pine64.org/pinebook-pro/|Pinebook Pro]] | | Document purpose | Document the installation of Slackware Linux onto the Hardware Model: [[https://www.pine64.org/pinebook-pro/|Pinebook Pro]] |
 +| Version          | 1.00, Dec 2021 |
 | Author           | Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> | | Author           | Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> |
-| Date             | 25-Oct-2021 | +| Contributors     | Brent Earl | 
-| Version          | 1.00 |+
  
  
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 ==== Installation Lifecycle ==== ==== Installation Lifecycle ====
  
-The Installation consists of nine distinct stages:+The Installation consists of a number of stages:
  
   - Acquiring all required hardware   - Acquiring all required hardware
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 </code> </code>
  
-{{:slackwarearm:07_-_fdisk-rpro64.jpg?400|}}+
  
 Create the Swap partition: Create the Swap partition:
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 +{{:slackwarearm:pinebookpro-fdisk-dev-nvme0n1.jpg?400|}}
  
 Type 'n' for new partition: Type 'n' for new partition:
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-{{:slackwarearm:08_-_fdisk-rpro64.jpg?400|}} 
  
 Type 'p' for primary partition type: Type 'p' for primary partition type:
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 Create the partition for the root filesystem ('/'): Create the partition for the root filesystem ('/'):
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 +{{:slackwarearm:pinebookpro-fdisk-partition2-create.jpg?400|}}
  
 Type 'n' for new partition. Type 'n' for new partition.
 Press ENTER to accept the defaults - this will create partition 2 as the maximum size available. Press ENTER to accept the defaults - this will create partition 2 as the maximum size available.
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-{{:slackwarearm:10 - fdisk-rpro64.jpg?400|}} 
  
  
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 Type 'p' to print to view the partition table. Type 'p' to print to view the partition table.
  
-{{:slackwarearm:12- fdisk-rpro64.jpg?400|}}+{{:slackwarearm:pinebookpro-fdisk-printout.jpg?400|}}
  
 Type 'w' to write the partition table: Type 'w' to write the partition table:
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 {{:slackwarearm:15-SlackSetup-screen.jpg?400|}} {{:slackwarearm:15-SlackSetup-screen.jpg?400|}}
  
-{{:slackwarearm:16-SwapSpaceDetected-rpro64.jpg?400|}}+{{:slackwarearm:pinebookpro-swapspace-detected.jpg?400|}}
  
 {{:slackwarearm:17-SwapSpace-DefectCheck-rpro64.jpg?400|}} {{:slackwarearm:17-SwapSpace-DefectCheck-rpro64.jpg?400|}}
  
-{{:slackwarearm:18-SwapSpace-configured-rpro64.jpg?400|}}+{{:slackwarearm:pinebookpro-swapspace-configured.jpg?400|}}
  
 == Select and format the partition for the OS' root file system == == Select and format the partition for the OS' root file system ==
  
-{{:slackwarearm:19-SelectRootPartition-rpro64.jpg?400|}}+{{:slackwarearm:pinebookpro-selectroot-storagedevice.jpg?400|}}
  
-{{:slackwarearm:20-QuickFormatRootPartition.jpg?400|}}+{{:slackwarearm:pinebookpro-formatrootpartition.jpg?400|}}
  
-{{:slackwarearm:21-SelectFSforRootPartition.jpg?400|}}+{{:slackwarearm:pinebookpro-selectfs-for-rootfs.jpg?400|}}
  
-{{:slackwarearm:22-FormattingRootPartition-inProgress-rpro64.jpg?400|}}+{{:slackwarearm:pinebookpro-formattingrootpartition.jpg?400|}}
  
 == Resize /boot partition to full extent == == Resize /boot partition to full extent ==
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 {{:slackwarearm:27-AddedLinuxpartitions-rpro64.jpg?400|}} {{:slackwarearm:27-AddedLinuxpartitions-rpro64.jpg?400|}}
 +
 +Note: the screenshot shows /dev/sda2. This is from the RockPro64 and needs replacing - it will be the NVME block device name.
 +
  
 == Select Source Media == == Select Source Media ==
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 This is documented [[https://www.slackbook.org/html/essential-sysadmin.html|here]]. This is documented [[https://www.slackbook.org/html/essential-sysadmin.html|here]].
 +
 +=== LCD brightness ===
 +
 +The Slackware Installer automatically configures the maximum brightness, but this doesn't carry over to the OS.
 +
 +You may want to add this to /etc/rc.d/rc.local:
 +<code>
 +echo 4000 > /sys/class/backlight/edp-backlight/brightness
 +</code>
 +
 +This may be included within the OS as standard at some point.
 +
  
 ===== Known bugs ===== ===== Known bugs =====

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