Slackware for ARM device

Slackware is a very old, interesting, convenient and easy distribution. Also, the computer industry is not standing still. ARM devices fast enough and functional. For this reason, it wanted to use Slackware, as a proven and very nice system.

If you have an ARM device, you may also want to test it on Slackware.

Rock64

Specifications:

  • CPU: Rockchip RK3328 Quad-Core Cortex A53, up to 1.5GHz
  • GPU: ARM Mali-T450 MP2 GPU
  • Memory: 1GB, 2GB or 4GB DDR3 @ 1866 MHz
  • Video I/O: HDMI 2.0a up to 4K @ 60 Hz with HDR10 and HLG support
  • Audio I/O: HDMI, 3.5mm AV port (composite video + stereo audio)
  • Video Codec: 4K VP9, H.265 and H.264, 1080p VC-1, MPEG-1/2/4, VP6/8
  • LAN: 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet (Realtek RTL8211E)
  • Storage: 16GB/32GB/64GB High-Speed eMMC, MicroSD (TF) Card Slot
  • USB: 2x USB 2.0 ports, 1x USB 3.0 port
  • Expansion Headers:
    • 40-pin Pi-2 Bus with GPIOs, 2x I2C, Analog inputs, UART, SPI, and power signals (5V, 3.3V, and GND)
    • 22-pin Pi-P5+ Bus with GPIOs, I2S, S/PDIF, Ethernet, and power signals (5V, 3.3V, and GND)
  • Misc: IR receiver; power, recovery & reset buttons; eMMC jumper
  • Power: 5V/3A via 3.5mm/1.35mm power barrel

Firefly-RK3399

Specifications:

  • CPU: Six-Core ARM® 64-bit processor, up to 2.0GHz
  • GPU: ARM Mali-T860 MP4 Quad-Core GPU
  • Memory: 2GB or 4GB DDR3
  • Video I/O: HDMI 2.0 (Type-A), DP 1.2 (DisplayPort), MIPI, eDP 1.3
  • Audio I/O: HDMI or DP (DispalyPort), AV port, SPDIF, I2S, on-board microphone
  • Camera: 2xMIPI-CSI, 1xDVP Camera Interface
  • PCIe: 1xMini PCIe for LTE, 1xPCIe M.2 NGFF (B-KEY)
  • SIM: SIM Card Slot, for the Mini PCIe expansion LTE module
  • LAN: 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet (Realtek RTL8211E)
  • WIFI: 2.4GHz/5GHz Dual-Band WiFi，Support 802.11a/b/g/n/ac，2x2 MIMO standard (AP6356S), Bluetooth 4.1（Support BLE
  • Storage: 16GB/32GB/128GB High-Speed eMMC, MicroSD (TF) Card Slot, PCIE M.2 NGFF (B-KEY) for extended SSD
  • USB: 4xUSB2.0 HOST，1xUSB3.0，1xUSB3.0 Type-C
  • Power: DC12V - 2A (via DC 5.5*2.1mm Jack)

Orange Pi Plus 2E

Specifications:

  • CPU: Allwinner H3 quad core Cortex A7 @ 1.3 GHz
  • GPU: Mali-400MP2 GPU up to 600 MHz
  • Memory: 2GB DDR3
  • Video I/O: HDMI, AV port
  • Audio I/O: HDMI, AV port, on-board microphone
  • LAN: 10/100/1000M Ethernet
  • WIFI: 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
  • Storage: 16GB eMMC, micro SD card slot
  • USB: 3x USB 2.0 host ports, 1x micro USB OTG port (without external USB hub chip)
  • Power: 5V/3A via barrel jack or 5V/GND header pins; Power and status LEDs; SY8106A regulator

Firefly-RK3288

Specifications:

  • CPU: RK3288 Cortex-A17 quad core@ 1.8GHz
  • GPU: Mali-T764,support for OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 /3.0,OpenVG1.1, OpenCL
  • Memory: 2GB/4GB DDR3
  • Video I/O: HDMI 2.0 up to 3840x2160@60P,VGA Out/In up to 1080P,LCD,MIPI,LVPS,EDP
  • Audio I/O: HDMI, SPDIF, Headphone Jack, Microphone
  • LAN: 10/100/1000M Ethernet
  • WIFI: 2.4GHz/5GHz Support 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
  • Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
  • Storage: 16GB/32GB eMMC Flash, Micro SD
  • USB: USB 2.0 HOSTx2 , Micro USB OTGx1
  • Power: DC5V@2.5A

Cubietruck

Specifications:

  • CPU: Allwinner Tech SOC A20 ARM® Cortex™-A7 Dual-Core ARM®
  • GPU: Mali400 MP2 Complies with OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1
  • Memory: 2GB DDR3@480MHz
  • Video I/O: HDMI&VGA 1080P display output on-board
  • Audio I/O: HDMI, SPDIF, Headphone Jack, Microphone
  • LAN: 10M/100M/1G Ethernet
  • WIFI/Bluetooth: wireless connection with antenna on-board
  • SATA: SATA 2.0 interface support 2.5’ HDD (for 3.5’ HDD, only need another 12V power input)
  • Storage: solution NAND, MicroSD
  • USB: 2xUSB HOST, 1xOTG, 1xSPDIF, 1xIR, 4xLEDs, 1xHeadphone, 3xKeys
  • Power: DC5V@2.5A with HDD support Li-battery & RTC

Expansion: 54 extended pins including I2S, I2C, SPI, CVBS, LRADC x2,UART, PS2, PWM x2, TS/CSI, IRDA, LINEIN&FMIN&MICIN, TVIN x4 with 2.0 pitch connectors