MacBozo
Nut Dood
Registered: 04/20/02
Posts: 16605
Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida
Were you going to take it to the Apple Store? If not, If you're OK with erasing and then reinstalling, then I'd go ahead with doing that - OS 9.1 first, update it to 9.2.1 and then install OS X including the OS 9 drivers. If you don't really need OS 9, don't even bother with it. Just install OS X.
MacBozo
Nut Dood
Registered: 04/20/02
Posts: 16605
Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida
Are you getting the "Happy Mac" with the 9.1 disk? That means it has found a viable boot system. Most instructions say to hold it until you see the splash screen, which is a long time, sometimes.