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Choosing Diskette Images

1.4 Choosing Diskette Images

The Red Hat Linux/Alpha installation process is diskette-based. The number and contents of the diskettes will vary according to the type of Alpha system you have. Therefore, before creating diskettes, it's necessary to pick the appropriate image files. The folowing table can help. Search the Family/Model column for your system. If you know your system's codename or alias, search the Alias column instead. The appropriate MILO image (if applicable) and boot image filenames are listed to the right.

Family/Model Alias MILO Image Boot Image
(In milo/images) (In images)
JENSEN N/A jensen-s
DECpc 150 JENSEN
DEC 2000 Model 300 JENSEN
DEC 2000 Model 500 CULZEAN

Family/Model Alias MILO Image Boot Image
(In milo/images) (In images)
ALCOR xlt-alcor alcor
alcor-s
AS 600 ALCOR
AS 500 5/3xx MAVERICK
AS 500 5/5xx BRET
XL-300 XLT
XL-366 XLT
XL-433 XLT

XL xl xl
XL-233 XL
XL-266 XL

AVANTI avanti xl
avanti-s
AS 200 4/* MUSTANG
AS 205 4/* LX3
AS 250 4/* M3
AS 255 4/* LX3+
AS 300 4/* MELMAC
AS 400 4/* AVANTI

Personal Workstation MIATA miata miata
miata-s
PWS 433a, 433au
PWS 500a, 500au
PWS 600a, 600au

SABLE
AS 2100 4/xxx SABLE N/A sable-s
AS 2000 4/xxx DEMI-SABLE N/A sable-s
AS 2100 5/xxx GAMMA-SABLE N/A sable-s-5
AS 2100 5/xxx DEMI-GAMMA-SABLE N/A sable-s-5

MIKASA
AS 1000 4/xxx MIKASA N/A mikasa-s
AS 1000 5/xxx MIKASA-PRIMO N/A mikasa-s-5

Family/Model Alias MILO Image Boot Image
(In milo/images) (In images)
NORITAKE
AS 1000A 4/xxx NORITAKE N/A noritake-s
AS 1000A 5/xxx NORITAKE-PRIMO N/A noritake-s-5
AS 600A 5/xxx ALCOR-PRIMO N/A noritake-s-5
AS 800 5/xxx CORELLE N/A noritake-s-5

RAWHIDE N/A rawhide-s
AS 4000 WRANGLER/DURANGO
AS 4100 DODGE
AS 1200 TINCUP

ALPHABOOK ALPHABOOK1 N/A alphabook1-s
(laptop)

NONAME udb-noname noname
AXPpci33 NONAME
UDB MULTIA

EB64+
EB64+ EB64+ eb64p eb64p
AlphaPC64 CABRIOLET cabrio cab
cab-s
AlphaPCI-64

PC164
AlphaPC164 PC164 pc164 pc164
AlphaPC164-LX LX164 lx164 lx164
AlphaPC164-SX SX164 sx164 sx164

EB164 EB164 eb164 eb164

EB66+ EB66+ eb66p eb66p

EB66 EB66 eb66 eb66

TSUNAMI
DP264 GOLDRUSH N/A dp264-s

TAKARA TAKARA takara takara

Please Note: Boot image filenames containing ``-s'' are intended for use with the SRM console, while those without a ``-s'' require a corresponding MILO file.

Creating a MILO Diskette

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 the Red Hat Linux Installation Guide 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/.

Creating a Boot Diskette

You will find the appropriate boot diskette image in the images directory on the Red Hat Linux/Alpha CD-ROM. Refer to the Red Hat Linux Installation Guide for instructions on writing the image file to a diskette. Make sure you label the diskette ``Boot Diskette''.

Creating a Ramdisk 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 the Red Hat Linux Installation Guide for instructions on writing the image file to a diskette. Make sure you label the diskette ``Ramdisk Diskette''.


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