10.3 to 10.4 upgrade freezed on apple start up screen.

I just upgraded my os 10.3 to 10.4 via an independent copy (not bundled with any computer)...every thing seemed to go well, except that when it restarts it freezes on the gray apple start up screen. I've both verified permissions and repaired the harddrive with the installation disk and even tried reinstalling os 10.4 again,...with the same result.
Any thoughts?
Thanks

You're Welcome Phat Slyce!
Yes, I would recommend an Erase & Install, at this point.
Gulliver's article 10.4 Tiger Upgrade: Decision tree+Checklist, will be very helpful to you.
Be sure to ask any more questions you may have.
And perhaps, at some time, you would care to mark this topic accordingly. Info here What are question answers?.
Thank You For Extending That Courtesy, And Good Luck!
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