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ding and verifying the Slackware Installation and UEFI firmware assets
- Writing the Slackware Installer to a USB thumb drive
- Writing the UEFI firmware to a Micro SD card
- Initial hardware ... section, we'll download the Slackware assets and UEFI firmware required for the installation.
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=== 2. Download the UEFI firmware ===
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t_di_lx2160acex7|see notes here]]. Integration of UEFI firmware support.| Jan 2025 |
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r as a rescue environment</note>
<note tip>The ''UEFI Firmware Settings'' option is unsupported in UTM<... stall-partition-2.png?600|}}
==== Create a 100MB UEFI Partition ====
* Type ''n'' and press ''ENTER'... rtition-3.png?700|}}
Set the partition type to ''uefi'':
* Type ''t'' and press ''ENTER''
* Type ''uefi'' and press ''ENTER''
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ware Installer ISO for Hardware models supporting UEFI ===
That said, several Hardware Models, such as the HoneyComb LX2 and Thinkpad X13s, support UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), allowing... .
If you have an unsupported Hardware Model with UEFI support, follow the [[slackwarearm:inst_sa64_virt... rdware Model.
=== Mini root filesystems for non-UEFI unsupported Hardware Models ===
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* This document does not cover installing UEFI firmware to your Hardware Model (for example, see... stall-partition-2.png?600|}}
==== Create a 100MB UEFI Partition ====
* Type ''n'' and press ''ENTER'... rtition-3.png?700|}}
Set the partition type to ''uefi'':
* Type ''t'' and press ''ENTER''
* Type ''uefi'' and press ''ENTER''
{{:slackwarearm:slackarm-g
stall-partition-2.png?600|}}
==== Create a 100MB UEFI Partition ====
* Type ''n'' and press ''ENTER'... rtition-3.png?700|}}
Set the partition type to ''uefi'':
* Type ''t'' and press ''ENTER''
* Type ''uefi'' and press ''ENTER''
{{:slackwarearm:slackarm-g
stall-partition-2.png?600|}}
==== Create a 100MB UEFI Partition ====
* Type ''n'' and press ''ENTER'... rtition-3.png?700|}}
Set the partition type to ''uefi'':
* Type ''t'' and press ''ENTER''
* Type ''uefi'' and press ''ENTER''
{{:slackwarearm:slackarm-g
