How to install Grub on second (Linux) Sata drive?

[D1Wayne]

Found 2nd SATA
Removed both IDE (XP) and sda (Mint)
Install 2nd SATA (in CH3) no other drives
Installed edgy live-cd
do not reboot until you do this or it gets weird (ubuntu starts and Mint dies otherwise "
edited /boot/gub/menu.1st
changed sda to sdb

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title Linux Mint, kernel 2.6.17-11-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-11-generic root=/dev/sdb1 ro single
#------------------------from-------------------------------------------sda1
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-11-generic
boot

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save then shutdown and re-install other drive (in same channels they were removed from

[D1Wayne]

Almost forgot
repeat form recovery boot option or when you esc for the grub menu to gey into recovery mode you'll end-up on the wrong drive.

Also at least with my mobo, last install is the default boot drive, so now I have to esc on restart get my bios boot menu and select my IDE to get Bianca or XP

The 1 letter change because fstab is using uuid instead pre-uuid method

Hope this helps

[D1Wayne]

sorry about the lame looking posts, need sleep!!!
gere is what 1st SATA drives /boot/grub/menu.1st looks like

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title      Linux Mint, kernel 2.6.17-11-generic
root      (hd1,0)
kernel      /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-11-generic root=/dev/sda1 ro quiet splash
initrd      /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-11-generic
quiet
savedefault
boot

title      Linux Mint, kernel 2.6.17-11-generic (recovery mode)
root      (hd1,0)
kernel      /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-11-generic root=/dev/sda1 ro single
initrd      /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-11-generic
boot

The SATA drive with second grub's menu.1st should reference sdb instead of sda

this is the onky chage required if you disto uses uuid in .fstab

[boonafonosa1]

In terms of SATA drive references:

Because i dont know the difference between the meaning of 'sda ...' and 'hd0 ...' am having a hard time following the discussions in this thread, and several that followed. If someone would help me make the distinction I think I would better understand what is being discussed.

Ancillary: I am attempting a dual boot winXP and MintCasandra on one SATA drive. Should the device for the boot loader installation be set to (hd0) (Step 7 of 7: last install screen, under Advanced Options)???

Also, I am really impressed with what I have seen thus far in this forum. The utter humanity !) Great work.

Edit: One hour later, up and running. Thanks to everyone who has shared.

[D1Wayne]

if single drive hd0