Background ---------- This directory contains the 'naked' Slackware Installer for the AArch64 platform. The installer image is named 'initrd-armv8.img' and is a LZMA compressed CPIO archive. The supported installation methods of Slackware can be found within the Slackware documentation site: https://docs.slackware.com/slackwarearm:inst The supported installation methods supply the Slackware Installer baked into an SD card image which is booted on the target Hardware Model (your system - e.g. RockPro64, Raspberry Pi). The purpose of the image within this directory is for users who wish to boot the installer over tftp to facilitate: 1) Non-destructive testing of a new Kernel, rather than having to unpack an SD card image onto an existing Slackware Installation (or shutting down, removing the SD card and inserting a spare). 2) To use the Slackware Installer as a rescue environment. See 'tftp/HOW_TO_USE.txt' for more information. Unless you know what you're doing, you can ignore this directory and please follow the installation guides at the URL above. Unpacking the Slackware Installer ---------------------------------- You can unpack the Slackware Installer into a temporary directory: $ mkdir slackinstaller ; cd slackinstaller $ xz -dc /path/to/initrd-armv8.img | cpio -di -- Stuart Winter Platform Architect & Developer, Slackware ARM. 08-Nov 2022