how do I chainload using lilo?

chainloading a windows partition or a partition with linux and lilo or grub as bootloader in the partition itself...


thanks...

wha?

yes, LILO and GRUB both support booting a Windows partition. The autoconfig for lilo (liloconfig) will set it up automatically. I don't use grub, but I'd be surprised if it didn't also automatically support Windows.

hehe...like ur signature .

chainloading refers to loading of another bootloader. example, windows bootloader at the MBR, and lilo at the linux partition (just an example, not my config) On the windows bootloader, you choose linux, that loads lilo, which finally boots the kernel and initrd.img at the end.

that's chainloading... (correct me anyone if I'm wrong, but this seams pretty acurate)

and I think I found a solution to my problem anyway

oh, found the autoconfig command interesting

If I understand you right, something like this, and Lilo will boot both. Install windows first on /hda1. Windows demands to be on a primary.
Then install Linux with Lilo installed to MBR. / could be on /dev/hda2, swap could be /hda3 ect. While you are configuring it let Lilo add an entry for windows too. When you boot Linux it will boot it, when you choose windows it will boot to ntloader.

#Linux bootable partition
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda2
label = Linux
append = "acpi=on"

#Windows Boot Section
other = /dev/hda1
label = WindowsXP
table = /dev/hda

Grub will be something like this for windows

title Windows XP Professional
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

Put your own configs in.

that's correct.

now the second thing I was wondering, is can you make lilo chainload another lilo or grub bootloader on a another partition?

You can have multiple distros of Linux on One drive partitioned up yes.

Use Lilo or grub to boot to each partition/image. I have used Lilo to boot windows, BSD, Linux.

I've used grub to boot Linux, windows, BSD. Part of Lilo goes on the partition and part on the MBR, if that's how you installed it. Lilo does not present a problem. Windows will if you install it 2nd or of you mess up ntloader.
fixboot and fixmbr sometimes are. worthless.

I am able to chainload windows (or ntloader). but can you chainload lilo or grub the same way you chainload ntloader?

Yes, but it'll launch the menu for each - maintainance nightmare.
I prefer to have just one, and have one config file point to each kernel image - but everyone has their own preference on how this should be done.
IMHO grub handles this better - updates to the config are independent of the need to continually run the /sbin/lilo, and/or continually copy the boot sector record back to the Windows boot partition (if using ntldr as the initial loader).