Re: Monitor flashes/flickers during install

I had the same issue installing both ‘surge’ and ‘woody’ on a Compaq:   Deskpro EN 256 meg RAM onboard VGA onboard Ethernet Intel 766mhz PIII chip   Problem: During install the screen would flicker on and off in half second intervals.   Resolution: Run install with the framebuff

Re: Re: Monitor flashes/flickers during install

Thanks... you pointed me in the right direction.  I did a search on google on how to disable the framebuffer and found the following suggestion:   You have to pass the video=vga16:off option when booting the kernel you choose. That is, after the welcome message of the installation program, type eit

Re: Monitor flashes/flickers during install

Bobby Smith wrote: Hello, I have recently taken an interest in installing linux and have chosen to install debian 3.0 on my machine. However, I am unable to proceed very far into the installation because after I receive the 'Welcom to Debian" screen and press enter at the boot prompt my monit