iBook won't boot from Installation CD

My sister has a 333Mhz G3 iBook...

There were 300 MHz and 366 MHz iBooks but no 333 MHz iBooks.

...not want to boot up from a CD that has a system folder on it.

Where did this disc come from? What version of Mac OS is on it?

If this is the iBook 366 FW model, you can put your iBook into FireWire Disk Target mode (hold T while booting) after you have connected a firewire cable from the iBook to a more capable computer. Then you can install OS 9 or OS X via the other computer onto the iBook. This is how I installed OS X Tiger on my iBook 366 FW.

Hi,
I recently purchased a working Indigo 366 with base OS 9 but no applications! And, like anyone, not knowing what may be imbedded in the hardrive I wanted to initialize and reinstall OS 9.0.2 and the original applications using my original Software Install/Software Restore disks that came with my original Tangerine iBook! However, I have not been able to boot this machine with either disk using the typical keyboard commands (and I do not have access to another firewire capable machine) it is as though the disk(s) are not being seen as boot disks at all and the cd-rom appears to work just fine and read any disks put into it! In a last ditch effort, I did try to force the machine to read the restore disk as a bootable volume by trashing the system suitcase and booting form there but this only made a bad situation worse-now just a flashing question mark on a file folder appears and the iBook will not boot at all! I am new to the firewire model is there a firewire specific Software Install disk for these machines as I am unsure which way to go?
P.S. Never had any of these boot issues with the Tangerine 300mhz it still works great and I am always able to boot from disk even with a dead hd!
Any help with this problem would be greatly appreciated!

iBook Indigo 366mhz Mac OS 9.0.x

hotrodbadboy, Welcome to the discussion area!

is there a firewire specific Software Install disk for these machines as I am unsure which way to go?

No, but OS 9.0.2 probably won't work for you. You probably need a disc with OS 9.0.4 (or better) to boot that iBook.

Thank you for the welcome duane and, I appreciate your input! I too found that same answer in my further search after finding the time following my post. Thus, with this recent 366 issue and the fact that I have been putting off upgrading my Tangerine iBook to at least 10.1.4. I went online and found and purchased new complete sets of full install/restore OS disks for both OS 10.1.4 and OS 9.2.2 and I already have the iBook FW Update 4.1.7 waiting on disk! So, we will see when they arrive what will happen with the 366-it would be nice to get to use this machine as it is like new! Thanks again!

iBook, Tangerine 300mhz & Indigo 366mhz Mac OS 9.2.x

hey duane there are ways to change the power in the ibook clamshells theres a page cant remember the site i think its mac mod but anyhoo. some guy changed his blueberry ibook from 300MHz to 400MHz. so maybe this person did the same just not the same way the guy did on mac mod

Hi Duane,
Just thought I would post an update. I received the new OS disks (10.1.4 & 9.2.2) and indeed was able to boot the 366 iBook from the 9.2.2 disk and installed OS 10.1.4 shortly thereafter along with Netscape 7.1 I had lying around! This mint condition 366 works extremely well but I know I need to max out the memory like my Tangerine as this 366 only has 128 total but I have a 128 chip to lying around to bump it along with virtual memory for now! Talking about memory and other things, I do have additional questions about the 366 I hope you can help me with! Can this 366 iBook actually support the 512 chip as I have heard around or is the 256 chip the biggest like I have in my Tangerine? Also, I would like to know if it is true that the 366 with firewire can support the same dvd/cdrw internal drive that the 466 firewire iBooks can and, is there a dvdrw internal drive that can be supported? Thanks!
~M~

iBooks; Indigo 366mhz & Tangerine 300mhz Dual OS 10.1.4 & 9.2.2 (classic) on both iBooks!

At least some (maybe all, references disagree) of the iBook 366 MHz originally shipped with OS 9.0.4 and therefore won't boot from OS 8.6.

Perhaps you missed his reply to my post where he stated

Oh, sorry, I got mixed up with an iMac I have. It's a 366 clamshell...

Can this 366 iBook actually support the 512 chip...

Yes

...or is the 256 chip the biggest like I have in my Tangerine?

The tangerine can also use the 512 MB SO-DIMM.

duane is right but you gotta get the firmware updated for it to work. pc100 ram will work for sure pc133 is sometimes iffy.