Help! Mac OSX 10.4.8 install froze my G4

I tried to install Mac OSX 10.4.8 on my G4. I put the install disc in as instructed and restarted the computer. The Apple logo comes up, then a gray screen with the following message:
"You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button for
several seconds or press the Restart button."
I've tried restarting the computer three times, and each time it just
comes back to the same screen and message. No clicking of mouse or
anything else has any effect on this screen. It's frozen with this
message and no other function of the computer works now. No desktop,
etc.
Any ideas on what the problem is and how to fix it? I'd also like to
eject the Mac OS installation disk, but pressing the eject key does
nothing.
Thanks. Below is rest of screen message.
Jamie
Message at top of screen is:
"panic (cpu 0 caller 0x002E54BC) : Unable to find driver for this
platform: "PowerMac3,5".
Latest stack backtrace for cup 0: (followed by a bunch of numbers)
Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.5: Mon Dec 11 19:42:29 PST
2006; root:snu-792.16.5.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
No debugger configured - dumping debug information
MSR=00001030
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0: (long list of numbers)
Proceeding back bia exception chain: (long list of numbers)
Kernel version:
panic: We are hanging here..."

Hello Jamie:
Welcome to Apple discussions.
This knowledge base article may help you eject the disk:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106752
Did you use the full retail version of OS X when you attempted the install?
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