Booting XServe from PowerBook Superdrive?

Hello,
I need to upgrade my Gen2 G4 XServe from 10.2.8 to 10.4. My XServe does not have the SuperDrive option and the OS disks are only available on DVD now. They completely phased out the CD media for Tiger. So, I'd like to try to boot my XServe to the SuperDrive in my G4 PowerBook in order to install Tiger.
Obviously this would not be a supported method of upgrading, but does anyoneh have any input or experience trying this? If I can't get it working with the SuperDrive in my PB, I will just have to buy an external DVD-ROM.
Thanks.
XServe Gen 2 (1.33 G4, 1GB) Mac OS X (10.2.x) CD-ROM (NO SuperDrive)

Hi
I have been reading this with interest as I am having trouble upgrading my slotload G4 X Serve 1.333Ghz to OSX Server 10.4 Tiger.
Basically, the slotload CD drive simply spits out all disks offered to it. I tried linking up an external CD drive via Firewire and everything progresses well but throws up an error as it is about to start actually installing the software.
So... I followed the method you outline here and:
1. Once restarted in Target Disk mode and attached via Firewire to my PowerBook G4 17inch the server appears as a disk on the PowerBook desktop just as it should.
2. I insert the X Server 10.4 updater DVD into the Powerbook and start the install.
3. This triggers a restart from the DVD (as I would expect) BUT everytime it falls over part way through this during the first grey screen with the Apple logo on it. The clock graphic spins as normal at first but then just stops part way through the process never to start again. I have tried this on both my 17inch and 15inch PowerBooks and the same thing happens.
Any ideas?
Any thoughts you have would be much appreciated
XServe 1.333 GHz/PowerBook G4 1.67 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.2)
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