This chapter provides specific information needed for installing Red Hat Linux on an Alpha.
You may need more information to help you with your Red Hat Linux/Alpha configuration. Other documents, available on the Web, provide Alpha-related information:
The Alpha Miniloader HOWTO at
ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/Digital/Linux-Alpha/Miniloader/docs/HOWTO/milo.howto.html
contains in-depth information about the MILO miniloader.
The SRM (System Reference Manual) Firmware HOWTO at
http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/srm.html
describes how the SRM firmware may be used to boot Linux.
A Brief Introduction to Alpha Systems and Processors at
http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/alpha-sys.html
contains an overview of the Alpha architecture.
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Many people will find the previous information to be very useful. However, this information is provided by sources outside of Red Hat, Inc. and it may contain descriptions of procedures that are not supported by Red Hat, Inc. For a description of Red Hat, Inc.'s installation support, please refer to Appendix B or to Red Hat's website at http://www.redhat.com/. |