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.
These (along with the sources and other interesting stuff)
can be found in
ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/Digital/Linux-Alpha/Miniloader
The images subdirectory contains a directory per standard system (e.g., AlphaPC64) with MILO images having the following naming convention:
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.