Install Tiger OS from external FW DVD drive

Because my G4 must be rack-mounted, I have removed it's superdrive to an external FW enclosure. Though it is the original drive, I am unable to startup from it with my full retail Tiger OS 10.4.22 disk.
The disk mounts just fine; running the installer shows a restart button but after the restart, boots from the 10.3.9 system on the HD, with the DVD mounted on the desktop. If I manually designate the Tiger OS on DVD in startup disk, on restart, it reverts to the 10.3.9 system on the HD as well.
I have tried C, X, option keys, These methods don't even show the DVD volume as an option.
What now?
G4 DP 1.42GHz   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   2G RAM

Thank you,
Though I have not yet solved the problem, you steered me in the right direction. My enclosure is no longer supported by Yamaha, the original manufacturer, so obviously it is suspect. I am currently waiting for a reply from OWC to see if their most up-to-date enclosures are Tiger boot-compatible before plunking down the cash. I have not been able to locate any database with this information online.
Patchburn reported my drive as ready to go, so I guess the boot issue is not addressed by it specifically.

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