Stuck on disk 2, spits out

the computer asks to insert OS X install disk 2, but everytime I do It spits it out.
I cleaned it with a cotton swab and alcohol, I was running leopard when I started to re format but the machine originally came with Tiger, so I was re-installing 10.4 I believe, which was the original OS X that came with it.
i was re formatting
disk 1 installed
but now it wont read CD 2
it spits it out all the time
when i try to put in disk 1 to re start intallation it spits it out too,
What's the best way to finish installation or re booting from a different place?
I can't access any items on the menu they are all greyed out, it might be macbook pro 3,1 , but i'm not 100% sure
I tried NETBOOT, not working, C and D boots are not responsive, please help

It could be a bad disc 2. Thre's a modest number of reports of those here. If that's the case you can do a custom install stripped down to the extent that it doesn't ask for disc 2. Most of the applications such as iTunes have newer versions anyway.
Not sure about your model MBP. If it came with Tiger you must install using the original discs. The black retail version won't work in an Intel Mac (except maybe a server version but let's not go there).
It could also be a bad optical drive.
If you have another Mac you could put the other Mac in Firewire Target mode and borrow its optical drive to run the installation. Don't boot the MBP in TDM and install from the other computer because the discs will just see the other model computer and refuse to work or put in something wrong. You need to boot just using the other computer's optical drive as a Firewire drive.

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