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--- slackwarearm:slackwareinstaller [2023/09/28 08:12 (UTC)] – mozes
+++ slackwarearm:slackwareinstaller [2023/11/21 15:46 (UTC)] (current) – mozes
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-=== Naked Installer: Generic Initial RAM Disk ===
+==== Naked Installer: Generic Initial RAM Disk ====
 The AiO and Bare Installer packages target specific Hardware Models and enable booting from the SD card directly into the Slackware Installer.
-The [[https://slackware.uk/slackwarearm/slackwareaarch64-current/installer/|Naked Installer]] is not packaged for any specific Hardware Model.
+The [[https://slackware.uk/slackwarearm/slackwareaarch64-current/installer/|Naked Installer]] is not packaged for any specific Hardware Model.  The other Installer packages (Bare & AiO) contain this Naked image unmodified within a file system on within the disk image.
 It's usually used to develop support for (presently) unsupported Hardware Models.
 //Installation within QEMU uses this Installer package.//
+This Installer image can also be used to boot a Hardware Model [[https://slackware.uk/slackwarearm/slackwareaarch64-current/installer/tftp/|over TFTP]].
 The Naked Installer initrd image is used (unmodified) within the Bare Installers.
-Created by the Slackware ARM [[https://slackware.uk/slackwarearm/slackwareaarch64-current/source/k/kernel.SlackBuild|Kernel build process]].
+^ Created by ^ Refresh/update cadence ^
+| Slackware ARM [[https://slackware.uk/slackwarearm/slackwareaarch64-current/source/k/kernel.SlackBuild|Kernel build process]] | Coupled to Kernel package upgrade (typically fortnightly or more frequently for -current) |
-=== Bare Installers for Supported Hardware Models ===
+==== Bare Installers for Supported Hardware Models ====
 [[https://slackware.uk/slackwarearm/platform/aarch64/bootware/installer/|Bare Installers]] are identical to the AiO Installers, except that they don't contain the package set.
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 Each image is packaged for a particular Hardware Model.
-They are updated more frequently, with every kernel update (typically once every 2 weeks for -current).
+These Installers package the //Naked Installer// in a format bootable on a specific set of supported Hardware Models.
 Users may choose to use the Bare Installers when:
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   * The user already has the Slackware ARM repository locally and does not want to download the larger AiO image.
+^ Created by ^ Refresh/update cadence ^
+| [[https://slackware.uk/slackwarearm/platform/aarch64/bootware/src/sdcards.build|Installer Image building system]] | Coupled to Kernel package upgrade (typically fortnightly or more frequently for -current) |
-Created by the [[https://slackware.uk/slackwarearm/platform/aarch64/bootware/src/sdcards.build|Installer Image building system]]. These Installers package the //Naked Installer// in a format bootable on a specific set of supported Hardware Models.
-=== All in One (AiO) Installer for Supported Hardware Models ===
+==== All in One (AiO) Installer for Supported Hardware Models ====
-[[https://slackware.uk/slackwarearm/platform/aarch64/bootware/installer-aio/|AiO (All in One)]]: This Installer package is what is used within the [[https://docs.slackware.com/slackwarearm:inst|Installation guides.]]
+The All in One Installers are modified //Bare Installer// images, including an additional partition containing the Slackware packages/installation media.
+The Slackware package set are included within the downloadable image.  This enables offline installation and the easiest installation option.
+This mimics a stable release of Slackware - a frozen set of packages are installed, and users upgrade (and continue to update) the OS using ''slackpkg'' post installation.
+The [[https://slackware.uk/slackwarearm/platform/aarch64/bootware/installer-aio/|AiO (All in One) Installers]] are the prescribed installation package, as laid out in the [[https://docs.slackware.com/slackwarearm:inst|Installation guides]].
-The Slackware package set are included within the downloadable image.  This enables offline installation.
-The Installer image is typically refreshed once a month.  Users will use ''slackpkg'' to update the OS after the installation.
 The AiO images are approximately 5GB (compressed) in size.
 Each image is packaged for a particular Hardware Model.
-All users are encouraged to use the AiO Installers for supported Hardware Models.
+**All users are encouraged to use the AiO Installers for supported Hardware Models.**
-Created by the All in One build system (//currently unavailable//).  These are modified //Bare Installer// images, including an additional partition containing the Slackware packages/installation media.
+^ Created by ^ Refresh/update cadence ^
+| [[https://slackware.uk/slackwarearm/platform/aarch64/bootware/src/|All in One build system (not presently available)]] | Typically once a month |
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 <note tip>If logging in over SSH, the root password is empty by default.  To set an Installer root password, you can mount the Bare or AiO Installer image and edit ''/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf''.  Use the Kernel cmdline operator ''instrootpw'' parameter (see inline documentation within the extlinux.conf file)</note>
+====== Slackware Installer: Post Installation scripts ======
+The Slackware ARM installer supports an additional set of post installation scripts which help with the the various setup and configuration options.
+====  Slackware ARM post installation script execution flow ====
+=== Primary Launcher ===
+<code>
+# Script: /usr/lib/setup/armedslack-run-postinstall-scripts
+# Sourced from: /usr/lib/setup/SeTconfig
+# Runs immediately prior to running the regular non-ARM scripts
+</code>
+Runs everything within: ''/usr/lib/setup/armedslack-postinstall-scripts''
+Example:
+<code>
+$ ls /usr/lib/setup/armedslack-postinstall-scripts/
+-env-postinst-setup  001-hwm-os-configure*  os-initrd-mgr*  removeinstaller*  setconsole*
+</code>
+They will be executed in order.
+==== Examining some post install scripts ====
+=== Post install scripts: Hardware Model Helper scripts ===
+Hardware Model configuration helper script: ''/usr/lib/setup/armedslack-postinstall-scripts/001-hwm-os-configure''
+This script executes everything found within: ''/usr/share/hwm-configure/platform/aarch64/installer/helper.scr/''
+<code>
+for platformscr in hwm-configure/platform/aarch64/installer/helper.scr/*; do echo $platformscr;done
+hwm-configure/platform/aarch64/installer/helper.scr/000-grub-configure
+hwm-configure/platform/aarch64/installer/helper.scr/rk3399
+hwm-configure/platform/aarch64/installer/helper.scr/rpi
+</code>
+<code>
+# Script......: /usr/share/hwm-configure/platform/aarch64/installer/helper.scr/rpi
+# Called from : /usr/lib/setup/armedslack-hwm-os-configure
+</code>
+Fixes up the extlinux.conf for RPis to enable FDT within the RPi native BL.
+Dependency: hwm-configure/platform/aarch64/installer/helper.scr/u-boot-configure
+As this creates the u-boot extlinux.conf config.
+This will run in the correct order due to the file naming scheme.
+=== Post Install scripts: Remove Installer ===
+<code>
+/usr/lib/setup/armedslack-postinstall-scripts/removeinstaller
+# Called from: /usr/lib/setup/armedslack-run-postinstall-scripts
+</code>
+** Notes: this needs to run AFTER the u-boot-configure script due to it removing the OS boot stanza template.
+It will run afterwards due to the ordering provided by the file naming scheme
+within ''/usr/lib/setup/armedslack-run-postinstall-scripts''

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