Trying to reinstall osx

i've recently purchased a used ibook and am trying to reinstall with the tiger dvd i just got, but the computer just spits it out everytime. is there a logical reason for this?

Dear MarekB,
Thought that might be too simple!
Just to clarify: do you have the disks that came with your iBook? Presumably these are the disks from which you are trying to reinstall. That the disk is visible in the startup disk preference pane would suggest that it the disk is bootable, but the computer apparently refuses to boot from it on restart.
I suppose there is the possibility that the disks you have are somehow corrupted, but I cannot be sure about this. And the fact that you cannot boot from other disks does not make this the likely cause.
One further suggestion, then. The following article might help: Article #75459-de – Mac OS X: Tastenkombinationen. This link will take you to the German article, just in case, by some off chance, the key combinations might be different. The most appropriate option here might be the one that forces the computer to look for another device to startup from – holding down Option-Command-Shift-Delete.
Sorry I can't really be more helpful, but do post back with any developments.
Yours, W.

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