IMac Slot Loader Problems Upgrading from os 9 to Tiger

I have an iMac Slot loader that i want to bring up to tiger. The firmware is at 4.1.9, it runs panther fine, but when i install Tiger via Firewire it freezes on the reboot.

ok. I did everything that the reference document told me to do. The onl thing i get now is a Gray screen with the startup music that u get when you get ready to setup tiger. The firmware is up to date i know that i checked it before starting the install. I have gotten rid of all third party ram and still that is all i get i am so lost and confused on this one. I am about ready to give it the parking lot slide. Anyway thanks for the help but we are closer but close doesnt count except for in horse shoes, hand grenades, and atom bombs.

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