Can't upgrade beyond 10.5.6

I have a Powermac w/2 1gz G4 processors running Leopard. I have not been able to upgrade beyond 10.5.6, however. Each time I try to upgrade I get nothing but kernel panics on startup. As a result, I end up having to reinstall the OS and restore from backup. It doesn't matter if I try to boot in safe mode or regular mode. Any advice?

Each time I try to upgrade I get nothing but kernel panics on startup.
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