How do you adjust the "resolution" of a machine with no monitor attached?

[Colin Law]

On 26 August 2012 08:25, Hermann J. Beckers <hjb-news at onlinehome.de> wrote:
> Am Sunday, 26. August 2012 schrieb Ben Coleman:
>> I just threw together a Mythbuntu 12.04 box to play with.  I don't have
>> a spare monitor (not space to put it) to put on it, but I figured I
>> should still be able to configure it via VNC, since the install is nice
>> enough to provide the ability to enable it.  Problem is, with no monitor
>> attached, video comes up with a max resolution of 640x480, and when I
>> VNC in, that's what I get.  I'd rather VNC in and get at least 1024x768,
>> or maybe 1280xu768.  Is there an easy way to get the system to come up
>> in a higher resolution without plugging in a monitor?
>>
>> Ben
>
> How do you start your vncserver? vncserver has an option "-geometry " that you
> could use.

I assumed that set the window size on the client.  I think the OP
wants to set the screen resolution that the server is using.

I too am hoping for a solution to this problem.

Colin