Levi Waldron wrote:
[...] I ran the "stable" install disc again, specifying "linux vga=ask" at the boot prompt. It offered me the choice to scan all available vesa modes, and *nothing* showed up on my screen during the scan. This seems to be equivalent to a bug that has been reported and resolved in Redhat: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=121819
That page suggests that one person was able to install using 'acpi=on' as a boot parameter. The page also talks about booting with an SMP-enabled kernel (although I don't think the Debian install disk has such on it). Take a look at the BOOT METHODS screen (F3). Maybe the 'exper' option or one of the other options will accommodate you.
I have a much better idea of what is going on, but am not any closer to getting Debian installed. [...]
Perhaps you could disable the framebuffer during install: linux debian-installer/framebuffer=false Look at the SPECIAL BOOT PARAMETERS screen (F5) also.