Unable yo re-install 10.3

[klakka]

Im having a nightmare trying to install 10.3 back onto my hard drive i have tried several install disks but to no avail. Ive listed the faults from the log file below.
Whenit goes to Select Destination i get the following error:
root:bootstrap_look_up():unknown error

It checks the installation disks fine

And starts to install after about 5 mins i get the following errors when installing base system part2
./usr/share/man/man5/lmhosts5
some files for Essentials may not have been written correctly
root: 2005-01-15 18:00:54 installer(108) exception raised during poosting of notification. Ignored exception : Some files may not have been written correctly (code1)
install failed
error detected
Name:NSgenericException
Reason:Some files may not have been written correctly (code 1)
Aborted Install

Any clues please

G3 400 Mhz 512 mb 20gig HD

Regards

IAn

 

[LimeiBook86]

Im having a nightmare trying to install 10.3 back onto my hard drive i have tried several install disks but to no avail. Ive listed the faults from the log file below.
Whenit goes to Select Destination i get the following error:
root:bootstrap_look_up():unknown error

It checks the installation disks fine

And starts to install after about 5 mins i get the following errors when installing base system part2
./usr/share/man/man5/lmhosts5
some files for Essentials may not have been written correctly
root: 2005-01-15 18:00:54 installer(108) exception raised during poosting of notification. Ignored exception : Some files may not have been written correctly (code1)
install failed
error detected
Name:NSgenericException
Reason:Some files may not have been written correctly (code 1)
Aborted Install

Any clues please

G3 400 Mhz 512 mb 20gig HD

Regards

IAn

Are your discs scratched? Also did you try going into Disk Utility and formating your hard drive...maybe writing all zeros? I can't think of anything else :-/

 

[Mechcozmo]

If it is an iMac, or in fact, any G3, check to see if there is a firmware update that you need to run.

 

[LimeiBook86]

If it is an iMac, or in fact, any G3, check to see if there is a firmware update that you need to run.

Also on G3's don't you have to install Mac OS X within the first partition (within the first 8gb)?

 

[Mechcozmo]

Also on G3's don't you have to install Mac OS X within the first partition (within the first 8gb)?

The first 8 GiB. The first 7.4 GB to make it safe... (8 GiB DOES NOT EQUAL 8 GB!!)