Tiger 104 Won't install on iBook G3

Hello All,
I recently tried a shim fix on my iBook which was successful. I then tried to install 10.4 onto the ibook, but it just isnt having it.
It gets to the Preparing installation screen and then freezes.
Is it because:
a) my CD/DVD Drive is busted or
b) I haven't got enough ram?
At the moment, I have 128Ram...
Thanks, I would appreciate any advice.
t1nym4c

Personally, I decided to leave my 800 MHz G3 iBook in Panther (even with its 640 MB of RAM). That is already one upgrade past what it came with. When I wanted to go to Tiger, I upgraded to an iBook G4. I am conservative about what I ask of my hardware, though.
Since you already have the 256 MB module and Tiger, why not try it? If it is not as good as you expected, you can go back down to Panther. I have never been a fan of any version of OS X prior to Panther.
Do you have the ability to backup your data? That is essential before upgrading.
You can find Gulliver's suggestions here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607363
However, I recommend SuperDuper! over Carbon Copy Cloner for cloning the hard drive.
F.J.'s User Tip on upgrading may also be helpful:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607543
Good luck!

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