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 Specific Hardware Model numbers are identified at the head of each installation document. Specific Hardware Model numbers are identified at the head of each installation document.
  
-^ Vendor    ^ SoC ^ Hardware Model      ^ Maintainer                      ^  Testing cadence ^ Installation Instructions ^+These Hardware Models are installed using the regular Slackware Installer, which is the only method of properly installing Slackware. 
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 +^ Vendor    ^ SoC ^ Hardware Model      ^ Hardware Model Custodian   ^  Testing cadence ^ Installation Instructions ^
 | Le Maker  | Allwinner A20 | Banana Pi (BPI-M1), Banana Pi Pro | Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> | Continuously     | [[http://ftp.arm.slackware.com/slackwarearm/slackwarearm-current/installdocs/INSTALL_AllWinner_A20.TXT|Instructions]] |  | Le Maker  | Allwinner A20 | Banana Pi (BPI-M1), Banana Pi Pro | Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> | Continuously     | [[http://ftp.arm.slackware.com/slackwarearm/slackwarearm-current/installdocs/INSTALL_AllWinner_A20.TXT|Instructions]] | 
 | Orange Pi | Allwinner A20 | Orange Pi v1.2| Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> | Continuously     | [[http://ftp.arm.slackware.com/slackwarearm/slackwarearm-current/installdocs/INSTALL_AllWinner_A20.TXT|Instructions]] |  | Orange Pi | Allwinner A20 | Orange Pi v1.2| Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> | Continuously     | [[http://ftp.arm.slackware.com/slackwarearm/slackwarearm-current/installdocs/INSTALL_AllWinner_A20.TXT|Instructions]] | 
 | Orange Pi | Allwinner H3 | Orange Pi Plus (H3) v1.1, Orange Pi Plus 2E (H3) v1.1,  Orange Pi PC (H3) v1.2   | Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> | Continuously     | [[http://ftp.arm.slackware.com/slackwarearm/slackwarearm-current/installdocs/INSTALL_AllWinner_H3.TXT|Instructions]] | | Orange Pi | Allwinner H3 | Orange Pi Plus (H3) v1.1, Orange Pi Plus 2E (H3) v1.1,  Orange Pi PC (H3) v1.2   | Stuart Winter <mozes@slackware> | Continuously     | [[http://ftp.arm.slackware.com/slackwarearm/slackwarearm-current/installdocs/INSTALL_AllWinner_H3.TXT|Instructions]] |
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 ==== Mini root filesystems for unsupported Hardware Models ==== ==== Mini root filesystems for unsupported Hardware Models ====
  
-<note warning>Slackware is not intended to be installed from disc images - this is purely for developmental purposes</note>+ 
 +<note important>These images are aimed at developers or those who are competent using Linux. There is zero documentation and support beyond any comments within the miniroot build script.</note> 
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 +<note warning>Slackware is not designed to be installed from disc images - this is purely for developmental purposes</note>
  
 Whilst Slackware ARM officially supports a small number of Hardware Models, it is capable of running on many more. Whilst Slackware ARM officially supports a small number of Hardware Models, it is capable of running on many more.
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 To help with this, Slackware ARM provides [[http://ftp.arm.slackware.com/slackwarearm/slackwarearm-devtools/minirootfs/|mini root filesystem images]] of a minimal/base installation. To help with this, Slackware ARM provides [[http://ftp.arm.slackware.com/slackwarearm/slackwarearm-devtools/minirootfs/|mini root filesystem images]] of a minimal/base installation.
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-<note important>These images are aimed at developers or those who are competent using Linux.</note> 
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-Please read the [[http://ftp.arm.slackware.com/slackwarearm/slackwarearm-devtools/minirootfs/README.txt|README]] file which has more details, and click here to download the root filesystem images. 
  
  
 +Please read the [[http://ftp.arm.slackware.com/slackwarearm/slackwarearm-devtools/minirootfs/README.txt|README]] file which has more details, and click [[http://ftp.arm.slackware.com/slackwarearm/slackwarearm-devtools/minirootfs/roots/|here to download]] the root filesystem images.
  
 +These file systems were used to bootstrap the Slackware AArch64 port, with the miniroot (the Slackware OS) running from RAM.
  
 +The Slackware Installer is also a featureful environment and can be used in conjunction with the miniroot to help develop support for a new Hardware Model.
  

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