> 1. I zeroed the target harddisk before installation like this: "dd -if > /dev/zero -of /dev/sdC1/data". > 2. I also accidentally did this first when I really meant to zero the > disk: "dd -if /dev/zero -f /dev/sdC1/raw".
you did the right thing. the raw file is for issuing raw commands to the drive. (not raw like you're thinking. they're raw scsi commands which might be translated (loosely) into ata.) see scuzz(8). - erik
