Migration assistant / firmware upgrade

Hi - I have just received my new 24" iMac and am trying to migrate my files from my old Powermac G4 dual 500Mhz.
The migration assistant seems to stop working - it comes up with a list of things to transfer - but seems to spend ages trying to calculate the amount of space it uses... and I get the spinning beach ball, it might just take a long time, or there might be something else wrong with it.
I think it might be the firmware on the old G4. I have downloaded the update from apple - but you need OS9 to install it (which I don't run) - could it be this and how can I update the firmware using OSX?
Thanks for your help..
Nick

Nick, I think you're on the wrong forum, this is G5 iMacs - I suggest you cross-post on the G4 and intel forums, also perhaps on the Using OS X forum as well.
Miriam

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