IBook Software Restore Disks

I have an iBook Clamshell that I want to use software restore on. When I try to boot it, it says 'This configuration is not supported on this computer'. When I run it in Mac OS 9 it says 'Cannot find any configurations to restore'. I'm not sure if it matters, but the software restore disk numbers are:
691-3540-A
691-3541-A
691-3542-A
691-3543-A
iBook G3 Clamshell (Blueberry!) Mac OS X (10.1.x) With Mac OS 9 (9.2.2)

Each iBook has its own set of original disks, and they won't work on other iBook models. You need the installation disks designed for that model of iBook.
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