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+   <sect3 arch="alpha"><title>Alpha Installation Files</title>
+<para>
+
+If you choose to boot from ARC console firmware using
+<command>MILO</command>, you will also need to prepare a disk
+containing <command>MILO</command> and <command>LINLOAD.EXE</command>
+from the provided disk images. See <xref linkend="alpha-firmware"/>
+for more information on Alpha
+firmware and boot loaders. The floppy images can be found in the
+<filename>MILO</filename> directory as
+<filename>milo_<replaceable>subarchitecture</replaceable>.bin</filename>.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Unfortunately, these <command>MILO</command> images could not be
+tested and might not work for all subarchitectures. If you find it
+doesn't work for you, try copying the appropriate
+<command>MILO</command> binary onto the floppy
+(<ulink url="&disturlftp;main/disks-alpha/current/MILO/"></ulink>).
+Note that those <command>MILO</command>s don't support ext2 <quote>sparse
+superblocks</quote>, so you can't use them to load kernels from newly
+generated ext2 file systems. As a workaround, you can put your kernel
+onto the FAT partition next to the <command>MILO</command>.
+
+</para><para>
+
+<command>MILO</command> binaries are platform-specific.  See
+<xref linkend="alpha-cpus"/> to determine the appropriate
+<command>MILO</command> image for your Alpha platform.
+
+</para>
+   </sect3>