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Slackware on APC 8750

For more information please visit Slackware on APC 8750 Project wiki

Brief description of files available for download

Installation

For installation, you need one of these kernels + the initrd-kirkwood.cpio file. on the bootable vfat partition of the micro sd card.

install/vga/uzImage.bin

Kernel image for starting installer. Built with console=tty0. You get boot messages on the vga monitor attached to the board.

install/ttyWMT0/uzImage.bin

Kernel image for starting installer. Built with console=ttyWMT0. You get boot messages on the serial port.

initrd-kirkwood.cpio.gz

Download, gunzip and keep on the bootable vfat partition along with the kernel uzImage.bin you chose.

Booting new Slackware installation

Once the installation is done on /dev/mmcblk0p2, use one of these to replace the kernel used in the install step, for booting Slackware.

boot/vga/uzImage.bin

Kernel image for booting with Slackware installed on /dev/mmcblk0p2. Built with console=tty0, you get boot messages on VGA monitor attached to the board.

boot/ttyWMT0/uzImage.bin

Kernel image for booting with Slackware installed on /dev/mmcblk0p2. Built with console=ttyWMT0, you get boot messages on the serial port.

Optional : building the kernel

Following are for building a kernel / installer of other type, in case you are interested.

configs

Kernel config files, if you are interested in building the kernels. Choose one of these config files.

[initramfs_data.cpio.gz] (http://sourceforge.net/projects/slackwareonapc8750/files/build.sh/download)

Initramfs cpio archive, which gets embedded in the kernel.

build.sh

Script useful for building kernel, initrd images etc. Run with no arguments to see help.

Source: README.md, updated 2014-08-08