GUI Tab: Medium Profile Settings

The profile offers a few medium-specific configuration options:

Boot entries/options

The bootloader offers a selection of 'boot lines', so that different systems, or various kernels in combination with various boot options can be started. The file 'bootlines' in the profile contains this information for the larch live system in a form which can be converted automatically into bootloader specific formats. This allows the boot menu entries to be supplied in the profile in a way which is independent of the actual bootloader which is used in the end. The format should be pretty clear from the default version.

The 'bootlines' file covers only the menu entries for the larch live system. All other entries must be supplied in a bootloader specific 'template' file. Buttons are supplied to edit these, too. Note the '###LARCH' line, which specifies where the information from the 'bootlines' file is to be included.

The 'cd-root' directory

The handling of this directory is described here. It is a bit complicated, because it tries to be flexible, but the default settings might be adequate for many purposes. There is a button to open a file browser on this directory (within the current profile).

Disable session saving

Checking this option will only cause the profile file 'nosave' to exist. Whether session saving is then available on the live medium depends firstly on whether the medium is writable (an 'iso' file is not writable) and secondly on whether this option is overridden at the actual build stage. This may make this option appear a bit useless, but bear in mind that it is supplied in the profile, and can thus act as a signal as to whether the profile was designed with session saving in mind.

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