To install Red Hat Linux on an Alpha using MILO, you'll need to create three diskettes: a boot image diskette, a RAM disk diskette and a MILO image diskette. Create a boot image file diskette from the boot image file on CD 1: images/generic.img. You'll also need a RAM disk image made from images/ramdisk.img, also on CD 1.
The MILO images are located in the milo/images directory on CD 1, in compressed gzip format. You'll need to choose the appropriate image for your system, uncompress it and write it to a diskette. If you don't know which image to choose for your system, see Table A-1.
Table A-1. MILO Images
| Machine Class | Model | Alias | MILO Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcor | AS 600 | ALCOR | alcor.img |
| AS 500 5/5xx | BRET | xlt.img | |
| XL-300 | XLT | ||
| XL-366 | XLT | ||
| XL-433 | XLT | ||
| Digital Alpha XL | XL-233 | XL | xl.img |
| XL-266 | XL | ||
| Avanti | AS 200 4/xxx | MUSTANG | avanti.img |
| AS 205 4/xxx | LX3 | ||
| AS 250 4/xxx | M3 | ||
| AS 255 4/xxx | LX3+ | ||
| AS 300 4/xxx | MELMAC | ||
| AS 400 4/xxx | AVANTI | ||
| Digital Personal Workstation | PWS 433a, 433au | MIATA | miata.img |
| PWS 500a, 500au | MIATA | ||
| PWS 600a, 600au | MIATA | ||
| Mikasa | AS 1000 4/xxx | MIKASA | mikasa.img |
| Noname | AXPpci33 | NONAME | noname.img |
| UDB/Multia | MULTIA | ||
| EB64+ | EB64+ | EB64+ | eb64p.img |
| AlphaPC64 | CABRIOLET | cabriolet.img | |
| AlphaPCI-64 | CABRIOLET | ||
| PC164 | AlphaPC164 | PC164 | pc164.img |
| AlphaPC164-LX | LX164 | lx164.img | |
| AlphaPC164-SX | SX164 | sx164.img | |
| EB164 | EB164 | EB164 | eb164.img |
| EB66+ | EB66+ | EB66+ | eb66p.img |
| EB66 | EB66 | EB66 | eb66.img |
| Takara | Takara | TAKARA | takara.img |
| Ruffian | AlphaPC 164UX | RUFFIAN | ruffian.img |
| AlphaBook1 | book1.img | ||
| Platform2000 | p2k.img |
Look through Table A-1 for your machine or its alias. The appropriate MILO image (if applicable) is listed on the right. All of the MILO image files are located in the milo/images directory on Red Hat Linux CD 1.
Try the MILO images included on Red Hat Linux CD 1 first. MILO images are also available from the following URL:
ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/Digital/Linux-Alpha/Miniloader/latest-Images/ |
The subdirectories in this directory correspond to different Alpha systems. Within the subdirectory, the MILO image file is named milo.dd. You'll need to write this file to a diskette.
Refer to Appendix C for instructions on how to make diskettes from disk images. Label all three diskettes appropriately.