Frozen MacBook Pro after last upade: Keyboard Firmware update (19 feb 2008

Hi,
I have accepted the proposed update from Apple (2008/02/19) and since then my computer don't want to sart.
Upon switching it on, when it gets to the blue screen, it stays there blocked...
Any hints how to get it startet ?
It is not a hardware issue because I can start it from another disk which does not have this "update" in its Mac OS .
Will the : Command ; Option ; P ; R keys upon start up help ?
thanks
Nabil

Oh no I have the same problem. After instlling this keyboard firmware my computer doesnt come back from sleep. I mean just screen. Its black external monitor works properly but the notebook screen is black and in display settings brightness of the screen is on the lowest level What i could do with this?

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