Framebuffer disabling

You'd need to worry about this if
1. the installation CD kicks in and all you're seeing is horizontal/inclined lines of colour where there should be text/options etc.
2. installation runs fine but when you reboot the newly installed system, you see the behaviour as above.

For the installation, the option to select is
linux video:vga16=off

Towards the end of the installation process, include 'video:vga16=off' in kernel boot parameters. In effect, this'll be saved in LILO/GRUB depending on which one is selected.

For what a framebuffer is required and why it need be disabled in certain cases, I'm never too sure. Mine is a laptop being loaded with Debian. And I have this problem with Woody. So there.