Problems installing Panther on G3 ibook

I recently bought panther off ebay to install on my 3 year old ibook G3 [700mhz, 640 RAM, 30g HD]. I am currently running 10.2.8 without problems.
During the installation process I got the message 'An error has occured during installation' 'Please try to reinstall' I've tried to install, in various ways, 5-7 times at this point with no luck.
I've tried upgrading, I've tried erasing the HD and installing, I've tried only installing/upgrading the necessary componets to run the system, all of which have ended in the same error message. The error occurs during the 'Preparing Base System Part 2' part of the installation process [somewhere around 4 minutes remaining].
I thought it was the discs I purchased, but I was able to install Panther on my external and boot the computer from there, so it seems the discs are good.
In my latest attempt I erased my HD and reinstalled 10.2 from my original disks, upgraded to the most current versions of everything through Software Update and tried the upgrade ... still getting the same error ...
Any suggestions of what might help?
ibook G3 Mac OS X (10.2.x) 700mhz, 640 RAM, 30g HD
ibook G3 Mac OS X (10.2.x)

Hi Again SloMocean!
Unfortunately, those CDs will not work on your iBook.
They are CDs that were designated to be shipped with a specific iBook model.
Although you have an iBook, it may not be exactly the same as the model that those CDs were intended for.
More info here Tip: Mac OS X Install CDs/Use On Multiple Macs.
You need a Full Retail Version of the Panther Install CDs, which can be purchased rather inexpensively, at some online Apple retailers, Amazon, eBay, etc.
They are no longer available directly from the "Apple Store", as "Tiger 10.4.x" is the most up to date OS.
You may find one on this eBay Search Results Page, but CAVEAT EMPTOR, as you have discovered!
If you do an expanded search on eBay, or Amazon, you will probably find more.
Once again, make sure the CDs that you purchase, look like THESE.
Once 10.3.x is installed, you can use the 10.3.9 Combo Update.
Shop Carefully, Read All Documentation, and Good Luck!
ali b

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Welcome To Discussions Grimm 665!
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Hi,
Here's my problem...
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@ cornelius:
i just wanted you guys to know that i'm not new, and i can understand how to do these things, i didn't mean it the way you thought.
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Okay will do
@ Littetshoulders ..again:
And as an aside to Alexandar, I too hope you don't feel our questions or responses are in anyway condescending to your knowledge et al. That certainly is not our intention. Your problem seems quite complex and needs everyone to keep on the same page sort of speak....hence our questions. My apologies also if that is how you interpreted any of our responses.
lol i don't and i understand,
i guess i should of thought about what i was going to post a little harder :S
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it's booting up, ill post back if it works
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The thread I found it in was:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3293800&#3293800
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* Backup anything important from your drive.
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* Check to see if your Mac is one of those Macs that need to have OS X installed on the first 8GBs partition of your HD. If it is you may need to repartition it.
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* If you install OS X on a already partitioned drive with OS 9 on it, update your OS 9 first. Like Frank Henyey posted above. Im my case I have OS 9 on a different partition but I had trouble downloading 9.2.2. I still have 9.1.x on my OS 9 partition.
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NOTE: Mac OS X can be installed in both HFS+ and Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) formats. I think Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) is for a partition with just OS X on it. You can also install it on a partition with OS 9 if you are upgrading, as long as that partition is (HFS+). This makes it so you don't need to reformat that drive.
* If you have an older Mac, one that can dual-boot, you may wont to have OS 9 on one HD and OS X on the other. You can also have different partitions like this. However; in that thread above they were saying that in some of those Macs that need to have OS X on the first 8GB partition, OS 9 also needs to be on it. But in your case you have two HDs so you maybe able to have OS 9 on one and OS X on the other if you can dual-boot. In my case I can dual-boot. It is nice to be able to boot in OS 9 if I need to.
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Can't install panther 10.3 on iMac G3

first of all, sorry for my bad english, and lack of capitals : i am using an old version of internet explorer version 5 i guess, which does not recognise the french characters, accents, capitals and the rest...
now my main problem : i am trying to install panther ( mac os10.3 ) on my imac 406 g3, running on mac os 9.2.2 with upgraded firmware.
when trying to run the first installation disk, the system replies :
an error occured
startup disk was unable to select the install cd as the startup disk. ( -2)
i am also unable to start from the disk by pressing the c key, and also unable to select the disk in the through the " demarrage " in " tableau de bord " menu

From what I gather in your reply, I believe you're saying it is a 4 GB hard drive. Yes, OS X will run on your iMac, but you need a larger hard drive just to do that. OS X takes up gigabytes of space, requires even more gigabytes just to be able to run properly, and OS X applications take up much more disk space than anything before them.
Your iMac also shipped with 128 MB of RAM, but you'll need at least 512 MB to make it run with any sort of speed. If you can, get two 512 MB RAM modules for your system and have your Apple Authorized Service Provider install one (or both) of them for you. The module it came with is soldered in place, so you can't access it easily to replace it. You can put up to 1 GB of RAM in your machine (two 512 MB PC66 144 pin SO-DIMM modules).
At the same time, get yourself a good 60 to 80 GB hard drive (Seagate, IBM, Maxtor are all good brands, and make sure it has at least a 3 year warranty) and have your service provider install that for you at the same time as the RAM.
Mulder

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