Firmware update iMac G3 233mhz.............

My son was given an early iMac by an uncle........it had OS 8.6 on it, and I want to update it to 9.2.2 and copy the browsers and IM programs from my G3beige.
I took the hard drive and plugged it into the beige on the CD ribbon, erased the disc and initalized it, copied the programs I wanted to, shut down, re-installed the CD and plugged the iMac HD into the beige HD ribbon, booted from OS 9.2.1 CD, and installed 9.2.1 and update to 9.2.2. The HD boots fine in the beige.
I reinstall the iMac HD in the iMac (what a pain in the.......) and it won't boot from the HD. I put the 9.2.1 install CD in the tray and boot from there. I click on 'CD Extras' and find the firmware update I have been told I need; it says to shut the computer down and insert the paper clip in the hole, etc. But before I shut it down, a warning comes up that the boot disc is locked. I set the startup disc to the iMac HD, shut it off, stick the clip in the hole, and start it up. I hear the 'long tone' but it will not boot off the HD.
So I am going around in circles-I cannot boot from the HD without the firmware update and cannot update the firmware until I can boot from the HD......
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
powermac G3 beige Mac OS 9.2.x G3 Minitower RevA 233mhz 320mb OS 9.2.2

Ok........I reinitialized the HD in the iMac, and am attempting to reinstall OS 9.2.1 on the HD.
When I click on the 'install' icon in the CD box, I get the 'update firmware' message.
When I click on the firmware icon for V 1.2, the message says that I cannot reboot from a locked folder (the 9.2.1 install disc). If I click on the firmware 3.0 icon I get the same message.
If I choose 'shutdown' on the info box related to the 1.2 update, the computer boots from the CD, I get the 'long tone' but it seems nothing has happened.
If I choose shutdown through the Firmware 3.0 icon, when I reboot I get some text in the upper left hand corner of the screen, but no 'long tone'.
I have NO idea what's going on.

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