I do have one question...how the f* do I rmmod fbcon? The only way I can remove it is by using a forced removal which leads to reboot (I think DSME gets crashed and stops tickling teh watchdog).

How do I remove it safely?

The rational is I have seen some odd behaviour. After a reboot from the command line 'reboot' the system switches off (ancient KP bug). This is cool however on restarting the system, it always starts up then immediately shuts down (no I have not had a chance to notice the startup mode (act-dead/user/etc)).

I can set Xorg to remove the fbcon module (it is no longer needed anymore) with 'xsession.shutdown' scripts. This may help.

Also how do I switch to the fbcon terminal 'ala ctrl+alt+F1 on meh debian box?