so USB or cd installs are all I can do Slackware uses a DVD for version 14 so
this is what I used to get it installed
it was a lot of reading to sort out so I hope this makes it a bit easier to follow
confirm your drive locations first then you could run the script and uncomment
the drives and edit them to what you need
* Its easier to go to Gparted an format a USB to vfat32 with no label before starting as a prestep
UPDATED to 14
slackware-14.0-install-dvd.iso
download the slackware 14 iso the dvd version
http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=07466
dependency
http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/pool/2/mirr ... i386-3.txz
dependency
# syslinux dependency
http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.slackw ... i486-2.txz
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#I used different drives so note the changes looking at sdb
# I downloded slackware-14.0-install-dvd.iso
# to /mnt/sda5/
#download the slackware 14 iso the dvd version
#I did this for 32 bit but it should be fine for both
mkdir -p /mnt/iso
mount -o loop /mnt/sda5/slackware-14.0-install-dvd.iso /mnt/iso/
mkdir -p /root/USB-BOOT
cp /mnt/iso/usb-and-pxe-installers/* /root/USB-BOOT
cd /root/USB-BOOT
chmod a+x usbimg2disk.sh
# I modified the script here because the java symlink throws a warning in the full installer
# this is the auto fix. Both options work now small install and full installer
sed -i '244 a\
--exclude=extra/java \\' /root/USB-BOOT/usbimg2disk.sh
# if you get this message and you will on Porteus
#*** This script requires that the 'floppy' (mtools) package is installed
# install it here floppy-5.4-i486-3.txz
#http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/pool/2/mirror/slackware/slackware-13.37/slackware/a/floppy-5.4-i386-3.txz
# syslinux dependency
#http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-13.37/slackware/a/syslinux-3.84-i486-2.txz
#UNCOMMENT to use the command
#This will make the full installer this will take some time
./usbimg2disk.sh -f -s /mnt/iso/ -o /dev/sdb
help the wife clean the house this will take some time

any questions feel free to ask I installed slackware 14 using this
all went fine
I needed to a have a development env set up to compile stuff for Porteus 2!!!
Joe