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> I'm not sure from which version of the mkimage profiles the syslinux
> configuration on the LiveCD for Simply Linux was generated
Not mkimage but rather mkimage-profiles-desktop:
http://git.altlinux.org/people/sem/packages/?p=mkimage-profiles-desktop.git;a=blob;f=profiles/isolinux/common.in;hb=HEAD
http://git.altlinux.org/people/sem/packages/?p=mkimage-profiles-desktop.git;a=blob;f=configure.ac;h=17aa7b2d451888295fbd0c10dbdc742d7469570a;hb=HEAD#l23

There's no such knob in m-p yet and the way of generating the final isolinux.cfg does differ considerably either:
http://git.altlinux.org/people/mike/packages/?p=mkimage-profiles.git;a=tree;f=features.in/syslinux;hb=HEAD

> but anyway -- this is a suggestion for the template of the syslinux
> configuration: make booting an ALTLinux LiveCD or installer the default
> rather than booting the old system from the hard disk.
Thanks, accepted for LiveCD (but *not* for installer -- it's not children safe as was witnessed by morozov@ already; I can build a custom one for your particular situation if you want).

It's now possible to create a LiveCD which will only boot itself; see e.g. live-webkiosk*.iso here: http://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ALT/people/mike/iso/mkimage-profiles/

Feel free to ask for a custom installer if needed.

For the record, the issue hasn't been settled properly as the different LiveCDs clearly need different defaults; e.g. Homeros should boot into live but installable ones are better off with local boot if nothing else happens.

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> For the record, the issue hasn't been settled properly as the different LiveCDs
> clearly need different defaults; e.g. Homeros should boot into live but
> installable ones are better off with local boot if nothing else happens.

If there were at least one minimal installation ISO which booted itself by default, it would be useful in situations as in the description: the keyboard doesn't work in the bootloader, but one wants to install an ALT system.

And similarly for a Live CD: it would be useful if there were at least one decent Live CD which booted itself by default.

I hope that you don't mind me reopening the issue. It would be nice to have a link to such a Live ISO. Homeros might be too extra-ordinary for someone who wishes to work with a usual desktop environment, isn't it?

for the record: a local workaround by modifying the images has been described at https://bugzilla.altlinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26606

moving to m-p

Mmkay, you're welcome to have a look at altlinux-p7-jeos which asks no questions before booting off the image -- currently available at http://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ALT/people/mike/iso/mkimage-profiles/starterkits/20140301/ or http://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ALT/people/mike/iso/mkimage-profiles/p7/ and should be available at http://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/p7/images/starterkits/ sooner or later.

http://git.altlinux.org/people/mike/packages/?p=mkimage-profiles.git;a=commitdiff;h=5f68010ae8e6721374a7153633df6a707f451e23