help with reinstalling on powerbook!

[twoodcc]

i've decided to reinstall OS X on my powerbook, but i'm having trouble.

i can't partition or erase using disk utility from the cd....it says it's trying but it just sits there

when i try to do a erase and install, it stays at "preparing the disk"

what should i try?

 

[PlaceofDis]

if you have another mac you could boot in FW disk mode and try that computer's Disk Utility i suppose.

this is what i had to do with my aging powerbook whose Optical drive is going slowly and didn't like the disk.

i also then re-installed off of my iMac in FW target mode.

 

[twoodcc]

if you have another mac you could boot in FW disk mode and try that computer's Disk Utility i suppose.

this is what i had to do with my aging powerbook whose Optical drive is going slowly and didn't like the disk.

i also then re-installed off of my iMac in FW target mode.

how exactly do i do that?

thanks

 

[twoodcc]

thanks, i figured it out. i was able to erase it that way, so we'll see if i can get Tiger installed.

thanks, lifesaver