[armedslack] I think I am missing something?

[Stuart Winter]

Hi Steve

> QEMU is a compiler/emulator (like the 8051 dissasembler/assembler program I
> ran on an original '80's pc). qemu, builds the arm kernel and compiles all
> the programs for arm. At least that is what I see from your response.

QEMU is a full system emulator - emulating real hardware on an x86 host.
It allows you to run -- in this case -- Slackware ARM , and make Slackware
ARM think it's running on a real ARM development board.

It's not a compiler.  You'd be best off checking the QEMU web page
for more information.

> Ok then, I let it do it's thing, growing the disk image as needed as it
> builds the install image, then I probably create an ISO dvd from that disk -
> never mind... I think I saw instructions to transfer via usb later on in the
> how-to.

I'm a little puzzled by this: Slackware ARM is a port of Slackware -- QEMU
is an emulator.  You install Slackware ARM to an emulated SCSI hard disk
(which is really a single image file on your host PC); and it behaves
like Slackware x86 once installed -- and Slackware ARM believes it's
running on real ARM hardware.

The installation of Slackware ARM will be the same as Slackware x86 -- a
full operating system, running off a disc.  You could make a DVD ISO of
it but I don't know why you'd want to, apart from say a backup.

> Stuart, ya'll rock. Hey, what up with the hybrid bsd/penguin graphic on my
> regular slack 13 i686/smb install?

Linus introduced a Temporary logo change in the .29 series.  It's back to
standard Tux in .30.

-- 
Stuart Winter
Slackware ARM: www.armedslack.org