The Red Hat Linux/Alpha installation process is diskette-based. The number and contents of the diskettes varies according to the type of Alpha system you have. Therefore, before creating diskettes, it's necessary to pick the appropriate image files. Use the following table as a guide:
| System Type | MILO Image | Boot Image |
| (In milo/images) | (In images) | |
|
Alcor (ARC Console) |
N/A | alcor.img |
| Alcor (SRM Console) | N/A | alcor-s.img |
| Alpha-XLT | xlt.img | xlt.img |
| Cabriolet | cab.img | cab.img |
| EB164 | eb164.img | eb164.img |
| EB64+ | eb64p.img | eb64p.img |
| EB66 | eb66.img | eb66.img |
| EB66+ | eb66p.img | eb66p.img |
| Miata | miata.img | miata.img |
| Noname | noname.img | noname.img |
| PC164 | pc164.img | pc164.img |
| PC164LX | lx164.img | pc164.img |
| PC164SX | sx164.img | sx164.img |
If your system is supported by MILO, you will find the appropriate image in the milo/images directory on the Red Hat Linux/Alpha CD-ROM. Refer to Appendix B for instructions on writing the image file to a diskette. Make sure you label the diskette ``MILO Diskette''.
Please Note:If you have trouble with MILO, the first thing to try is a newer
MILO image. The latest version of MILO is always available at
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Miniloader/.
You will find the appropriate boot diskette image in the images directory on the Red Hat Linux/Alpha CD-ROM. Refer to Appendix B for instructions on writing the image file to a diskette. Make sure you label the diskette ``Boot Diskette''.
All Red Hat Linux/Alpha installations use the same ramdisk image. It is called ramdisk.img, and can be found in the images directory on the Red Hat Linux/Alpha CD-ROM. Refer to Appendix B for instructions on writing the image file to a diskette. Make sure you label the diskette ``Ramdisk Diskette''.