Re: add new Linux on new Hard Drive

[Jeff Vian <jvian10 charter net>]

On Tue, 2006-08-01 at 07:54 -0400, Victor L. wrote:
> I have a dual boot (Wondows/FC 5) system using one partioned hardrive.  
> I have added a second hard drive and would like to add FC 5 to the new 
> drive before erasing old version. Want to dedicate the new drive to 
> Linux.  Installation works fine but the grub process does not. When I 
> reboot, Grub only shows the old Linux (as well as Windows.)  Howver, 
> Linux Rescue lets me choose between the two Linux installations.  Being 
> able to boot to just the new drive would be fine.
> 
> Any suggests, references.  Thx
> 
It sounds like the original /boot and grub.conf is being used.
You need to do a little bit of editing on the grub.conf in the new
install, then from the rescue mode with the new install mounted run
grub-install /dev/hda (assuming hda is your first drive and the one the
system boots from.)