G3 Can't boot from CD

[pixelbaker]

I'm at my wits end.

I got a G3 off ebay and Tiger 10.4

I put in CD and hold down 'C' to boot from CD and it does nothing. can't read the CD

I tried a set of 10.3 CDs and they do the same thing

I tried Debian for PowerPC and it detects and installs perfectly.

When I go to open firmware and type "boot cdrom" i get the message:
can't OPEN: cd:,\\:tbxi

No matter what I try for CD combinations I get that message. I don't know what to try now. The media is fine and installs other systems fine.

 

[fryke]

10.4 comes as DVD. Might be part of the 'problem'. Also read the requirements for 10.4. Maybe that G3 comes without FireWire ports?

 

[pixelbaker]

I know it comes as a DVD. I tried it that way. I have a DVD capable drive that came with the G3. I have tried both DVD and CD versions. It has 2 built in firewire ports on the back.