10.6.4 Update causes freeze at Desktop

After running the 10.6.4 update via Software Update on my early Intel Mac desktop, I cannot access the Finder on restarting. The cursor moves as expected, but nothing is accessible-in essence the Mac is frozen.
I've booted Single User, run fdisk (twice) and still have the same problem on rebooting. I'm now booting the Snow Lep install DVD with an eye to restoring 10.6.3 from Time Machine. Anyone else?

Ah ha! I noticed my Time Machine backup drive, a NewrTech Guardian Maximus FW 800 drive, didn't show up in Disk Utility when booted off the Snow Lep DVD. My boot volume checked out as error-free.
Simply shutting down and resetting the FW chain regained me the Desktop and the use of my two FW 800 devices. Phew!

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