Introduction

This chapter describes the differences between Red Hat Linux/Alpha and Red Hat Linux/Intel installations. While it provides a good overview of these differences, you should read the Official Red Hat Linux Installation Guide first. Concentrate on the chapters describing the installation process, because they will refer you to the appropriate parts of this document at the appropriate times.

You may need more information to help you with your Red Hat Linux/Alpha setup. 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.

Please Note

Many people will find the previous information to be very useful. However, this information is provided by sources outside of Red Hat, Inc. Therefore, 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 the Official Red Hat Linux Installation Guide , or to Red Hat's website at http://www.redhat.com/ .