Blank screen of death after iphoto 11 freeze

Dear iphoto users
Last night after a deep freeze during iphoto 11 presentation my Imac is stuck in the blank screen during reboot, no way to recover it (all devices disconnected, zapped PRAM, reset PMU and so on).
Disk seems OK after a check in Single user mode, I can even access disk content from LAN. I cannot even start from the DVD: it make some noise but the device is not recognize (booting with option key only HD is recognized as bootable device).
Any advice? TIA

Try the repair method from this Apple Doc: FSCK - File System Check
To start up in single-user mode
1. Restart the computer.
2. Immediately after the startup sound, press and hold both the Command (⌘) and "s" keys on your keyboard. The computer will display a series of text messages, at which time you may release these keys.   When the computer has started up, it will display a command line prompt (#). The computer is now in single-user mode.
How to Run the File System Check from the Command Line Once you have reached a command line, follow these steps to use fsck:
1. At the prompt, type: fsck -fy (NOTE: there is a space between the k and the “-”) The fsck utility will go through five "phases" and then return information about the disk's utilization and fragmentation. Once the check is finished, if no issue is found, you should see "** The volume appears to be OK."   If fsck alters, repairs, or fixes anything, it will display the message:
****** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
2 - IMPORTANT: If this message appears, repeat the "fsck -fy" command until this message no longer appears. It is not unusual for your computer to require several "passes" of fsck, because first-pass repairs may uncover additional errors. Run it until you get two consecutive times with an "OK" result.
3. When fsck reports that no problems were found, type: reboot
4. Press Return.
If you can get into Single User Mode and run the file system check it might be able to fix the damage to the system that appears to have occurred. Worth a try.
OT

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