Choosing Disk Images

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 ClassModelAliasMILO Image
AlcorAS 600ALCORalcor.img
AS 500 5/5xxBRETxlt.img
XL-300XLT
XL-366XLT
XL-433XLT
Digital Alpha XLXL-233XLxl.img
XL-266XL
AvantiAS 200 4/xxxMUSTANGavanti.img
AS 205 4/xxxLX3
AS 250 4/xxxM3
AS 255 4/xxxLX3+
AS 300 4/xxxMELMAC
AS 400 4/xxxAVANTI
Digital Personal WorkstationPWS 433a, 433auMIATAmiata.img
PWS 500a, 500auMIATA
PWS 600a, 600auMIATA
MikasaAS 1000 4/xxxMIKASAmikasa.img
NonameAXPpci33NONAMEnoname.img
UDB/MultiaMULTIA
EB64+EB64+EB64+eb64p.img
AlphaPC64CABRIOLETcabriolet.img
AlphaPCI-64CABRIOLET
PC164AlphaPC164PC164pc164.img
AlphaPC164-LXLX164lx164.img
AlphaPC164-SXSX164sx164.img
EB164EB164EB164eb164.img
EB66+EB66+EB66+eb66p.img
EB66EB66EB66eb66.img
TakaraTakaraTAKARAtakara.img
RuffianAlphaPC 164UXRUFFIANruffian.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.