OSx 10.2 + VNC screen resolution

Hi. I have a XP, Ubuntu and Panther machine running and I access the Mac and Linux with VNC and a KVM Switch. For some reason the Mac will not give me a resolution greater than 640 x 480 @ 67hz. I tried cscreen to no avail. How do I manage to increase the resolution without having the monitor directrly plugged in when I start the mac and then switch it out to the KVM. I would really prefer to run them on VNC so I have access without having to "switch" the KVM but need (well, WANT is a better word) better resolution on the Mac.

Thank you

Oh, on a side note. This is a 300 Mhz PowerPC G3 with 352 Mb RAM. Is there any way to install Tiger on this. I tried and it told me it couldnt install on this hardware. I am not Mac literate enough to warrant buying a G4/5 or a mini or the like yet but would gladly run Tiger if possible.

winchester169 said:

Oh, on a side note. This is a 300 Mhz PowerPC G3 with 352 Mb RAM. Is there any way to install Tiger on this. I tried and it told me it couldnt install on this hardware. I am not Mac literate enough to warrant buying a G4/5 or a mini or the like yet but would gladly run Tiger if possible.

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You can definitely upgrade, but the newest I've gone on an older Mac is 10.3.9 Panther. You may get the beachball/pinwheel alot in Tiger. I'd try Panther first and see how it runs, if that works financially.

As far as the VNC, I access and work on the older comp (iMac 233MHz w/384 RAM) with Apple Remote Desktop.
Maybe these links can help you with resolution:
http://macosx.com/content/faq.php/q16818/Screen-Resolution-On-Mac-Mini-Through-Vnc.html
http://forums.macosxhints.com/showthread.php?t=56749
http://www.codecomments.com/archive240-2006-5-937008.html

keep us posted :0

winchester169 said:

I am not Mac literate enough to warrant buying a G4/5 or a mini or the like yet but would gladly run Tiger if possible.

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Hmm... and how do you intend to get literate? I wont bother with the 129 for Tiger but not a new machine with it pre-installed. Finally I'm sure you would gladly run it but with that hardware you will mostly likely be talking a paced Sunday stroll.