You should be able to install via a universal non-machine specific installer. Here are a couple things to check:
Just for clarification, you said you have 10.4 Panther? Those are two different operating systems. Are you running 10.3 Panther, or 10.4 Tiger? When you are booted into OSX, will the operating system see the OS 9.1 install disc? Your optical drive might be getting worn out, I've had lots of those machines with bad optical drives. Do you have a different optical drive you could try? -Jonas -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list