ibook clamshell problem: can;t install OS X tiger! help!

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Well guys i have a ibook g3 clamshell with the firewire port and 128mb ram..
no dvd drive.. i jus bought a external dvd drive for $100 just to install os x tiger on the machine. i pug it in. press c. it boots to cd. then it tells me to select leng. then it prepares for installation... it stays like that for like 3 min. with the process bar moving.. then just stops and does nothing..
I cant continue..
I tried connecting it to my g4 powerbook and when i try to accsess the drive it freezes.... i cant format it.. cause it feezes... i cant repair or verify the disk cause it freezes....
so i log in to the ibook with the external dvd drie connected with the mac os x tiger dvd inside.. and it reads it..
when i click on the installer.. and tries to restart... guess what.:

IT FREEZEZ!!!!

what it going on!!!

please someone help me!
i seen people succesfully installed mac os x tiger on this ibooks!
what do i do!!?!

frustrated,

Mike.
 

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