If you are planning to run Linux on a standard Alpha based system, then
there are pre-built "standard" MILO images that you might use.
The original images (along with the sources and other interesting stuff)
can be found in
gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/Digital/Linux-Alpha/Miniloader.
The images subdirectory contains a directory per standard system
(eg AlphaPC64) with MILO images having the following naming convention:
MILO - Miniloader executable image, this image can be loaded in a
variety of ways,
fmu.gz - Flash management utility,
MILO.dd - Boot block floppy disk image.
These should be written using rawrite.exe or dd on Linux.
The test-images, like the images subdirectory
contains a directory per standard system. These images are somewhat
experimental but tend to contain all the latest features.
Digital/Compaq is no longer doing any work on MILO itself. However several people have picked up
where Compaq left off.