10.4.11 to 10.5 without a disk drive

i have an old ppc g5 dual 1.8 that i have been using ProTolls 6.9.2 on. Been using it for years. The cd/dvd drive on this machine is no working so i created a disk image of the leopard CD and transferred it thru gigabyte ethernet cable on to the PPC's desktop.
Tried to install but when it came back up from the initial restart it just went back to desktop. I need to get this machine to 10.5 so that i can install PT8 on it.
How can i do this without a dvd drive on the G5 machine?

since you have a second Mac @ your disposal, you might be able to use the *remote install* feature. see [_*Reinstalling software using Remote Install Mac OS X*_|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2129]
alternatively, you can try this:
put the install dvd into the MBP and reboot the MBP in target mode (reboot it and hold "t" at the chime). connect it by a firewire cable to the g5. then reboot g5 and hold option at the chime. it will boot you into startup disk manager. one of the options there should be to boot from the dvd sitting in the dvd drive of the MBP. choose it and proceed with the install.
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