tried the i386 live CD and i386 install DVD. ... xdriver=vesa, but X would not work.
the boot script that take xdriver=something needs system-config-display to work [we add it in out fedora-based livecd at ojuba.org] but fedora the official livecd does not include s-c-d passing xdriver=something does not work
a workaround is simple, boot into runlevel 3 create /etc/X11/xorg.conf with vesa dirver then telinit 5 -- it will work on the DVD or installation media as this option is received by anaconda (I think)