Rebooting Tiger on my G4 with either remote install or firewire

Ok, so after help from all of you, I was able to get my hands on the install disc for Tiger 10.4 for my G4. I am preparing for a world of mess as nothing seems to be easy with this laptop lately. I have tried with an old panther disc to see what the remote install would do but when I load up the laptop under the special mode, I don't see the install disc option, only my imac on the screen. I am hoping this was because it was a panther disc and not compatible.
Assuming I have the correct disc(s) in my mailbox, any recommendations for the easier way to install them? I have an iMac and have had alot of difficulty with the network and file sharing, etc. Perhaps the firewire would be easier?
I have the link saved from Texas mac man (i think) about how to install using firewire but perhaps some tips!?
Thank you from an inspired mac geek-wanna-be with big plans!

You shouldn't have trouble with the internal optical drive booting the installer just by deleting some folders. Use the startup manager:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86287 to boot the installer.
The only reason that wouldn't work is if there is something physically wrong with the optical drive. Reinstalling the operating system won't fix the optical drive, but may fix access to the optical drive when the operating system is already installed from the operating system on the hard drive. The optical drive access before you reach the hard drive is independent on the boot process.
I don't recommend target disk mode installs, unless the Mac you are installing from is the same vintage Mac and model.

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