Darwin/BSD problem: won't go back into OS X

I've seen a number of people have had this problem, but there aren't nearly as many solutions.
This is how it happened: I went to my computer, my firefox immediately crashed and then would not open, so I restarted and got a prompt screen saying "Darwin/BSD (michaels-powerbook-g4-15.local) (console).
This is the first I've ever heard of any sort of a command prompt on a Mac, until I googled the problem.
I am able to log in, I repaired the disk using some commands I read on a previous post on here (which I can't find, but I remember it was answered by a Michael C.), yet that did not work once I rebooted.
Basically, I'm wondering if there's a way to fix this without reinstalling OS X. I'm sure my CD is around the house somewhere but I wouldn't have a clue of where to start looking.
I'd greatly appreciate any help. Thanks.

Dear Hatter:
You are a good and very knowlegeable person. All of your suggestions will undoubtedly fix the problem. I will have to bring my MacPro into my university so that they can help me to use your ideas. Meanwhile, since it appears that the helper earns points by helping the 'helpee'. I will give you 5 points (this helped me) right now, and another month you will get ten points after I bring the computer in.
Thanks again- robertglaser, Prof.

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