How to change resolution during OSX Installer?

I'm trying to upgrade from 10.4 to 10.5 and when I boot from the DVD the resolution looks like 800X600. Why? My 10.4 installation is using 1280X1024.
I can't do anything with the installer because the application isn't smart enough to scale itself. I can't view or navigate to any of the buttons because they're off the screen.
Does anyone know how to change the resolution via terminal or some other method or know how to navigate the installer via keyboard?
Thanks

baltwo wrote:
He did! *G4 connected to a 17" LCD monitor*
Actually, that doesn't tell us much since there are quite a few different G4 Macs. It might be important to know which one, but assuming this is a "Pro" type tower, the problem may be that it is filled with some video card other than what Apple supplied as OEM parts & as a result there is not complete driver support for the card on the DVD's version of OS X.
As an aside, this demonstrates why it is so important for Discussions users to fill in the "Computer Model" & related system info in their settings page with enough info for others to know exactly what Mac is involved. Apple doesn't make this easy with its confusing & inelegant model naming conventions -- it is more than a little ridiculous that some models require a footnote explaining that the season reference in their name is for northern hemisphere seasons! Nevertheless, with so many Mac models in existence, this is often essential information for getting timely, accurate help.

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