Installing 8.6 to a G3 PowerBook

Hello. I would like to install OS 8.6 to my Lombard PowerBook G3 that currently has OSX Panther installed. I have an original 8.5 CD disk with an 8.6 upgrade CD.
Do I simply insert the 8.5 disk and restart holding down the C key? Will I able to install 8.5?
I am happy to erase the HDD. Thank you and a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all Mac users worldwide

I suspect there may be a problem with installing 8.5. You have to install it, then reboot and install 8.6 to do the upgrade. According to the specs on [this page|http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbookg3/stats/powerbook_g3333.html] the Lombard came with 8.6 originally. Installer discs will usually refuse to install on computers that came with a later OS, and if they will install there is no guarantee it will boot. You can always try if you don't mind that it might not work.
The other glitch might be if the person who installed Panther reformatted the drive at the time of the install and did not include OS9 drivers (I don't think it matters if you are using an earlier OS). You can check for this in Disk Utility but you might otherwise have to reformat the drive to install them if they didn't include them. I'd say there is a good chance they are there but it's another possible issue.

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