10.4.8 Update on G5 2Ghz

Hi,
I just did an update on my G5 2Ghz to 10.4.8 from 10.4.7 and now I can't get to my login screen! I am getting "Darwin/BSD (username) (console) and then login:
I type my login and password and I get /Users/username\> . What am I supposed to do? Please help me.
Thanks,
Reha

I understand, good point, but he usually takes it
with him on trips in cases like this he will still be
able to do something...I can either wait until he
comes back or buy a new disk i suppose...
Laptops cause that sort of problems even for a single user. Do you take the install disks with you and risk losing them, or leave the at home and not have the when needed.
A G4 install disk will not work on a G5, but the system it installed on the G4 might.
You can see if a copy of the G4 laptop system would work on your G5 by putting the G4 in target disk mode (Start with "T" held down), then connect the G5 and G4 with a FireWire cable. Boot the G5 with Option held down. Select the G4 disk and click on the straight right-pointing arrow. If it works, then it would be worth trying to copy the G4 system onto the G5 disk. You won't be able to use Disk Utility because you don't have a Tiger version on an optical disk, and you can't use the one on the G4 because you can't copy from the system you are running. You should be able to to it if you install Carbon Copy Cloner
<http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html> or SuperDuper!
<http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/> on the G4 and put the G5 in Target Disk Mode.
Before doing any system copy, use the G4 to copy any user files from the G5. A clone operation will make the G5 disk like the G4 disk. Any user files not on the G$ would be lost.

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