Gigabit Ethernet to Mac Mini File Transfer

After trying to upgrade my G4 and having the accelerator "kill" my power supply, I've decided to just invest in a Mac Mini until the intel chip G5s arrive.
I am now in the process of transferring my data from my G4 hard drives (2) into my serrogant mac mini. One drive has all my old files from when I had a Quadra 840AV and ran OS 9. Then I have a different drive that runs Tiger and my most recent work (animation short). Before the transfer I made sure both machines had the same OS just to make sure everything would run smoothly.
After launching the mini's Migration Assistant and restarting my G4 and holding down the "T" key, via firewire. Only the OS 9 drive shows up on my mini desktop? What happened to my OS X drive? I have disconnected everything and just started up my G4 and it boots right into OSX. Same with the Mini. But when I try to connect the two. Only OS9 is seen by the Mini?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated "o)
Lyn

Hi Lynne ! Glad that you found a way to transfer your data, and thanks for the clarification. Being a recent Windows switcher, I don't always think as a Mac user, and although I do know of the Gigabit Ethernet G4, I didn't think of it when I read your post. Thanks for posting back the solution, too.
Sorry for having been of very little (no) help.
Enjoy your new Mini !

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