I've tried to install osx 10.6.8 and my computer freezes with some weird computer lingo during the reboot.

this is what happened when i installed the 10.6.8 update last week (twice!!)  Thankfully, I had a time machine back-up, but how can I upgrade to Lion if this update doesn't work?
My iMac
Model Name:          iMac
  Model Identifier:          iMac7,1
  Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:          2.4 GHz
  Number Of Processors:          1
  Total Number Of Cores:          2
  L2 Cache:          4 MB
  Memory:          6 GB
  Bus Speed:          800 MHz
  Boot ROM Version:          IM71.007A.B03
  SMC Version (system):          1.20f4
  Serial Number (system):          xxxxx
  Hardware UUID:          00000000-0000-1000-8000-001B639A26E9
< Edited by Host >

That's a kernel panic.
Help for Resolving Kernel Panics
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Worse case scenario, erase the startup disk and reinstall the Mac OS X.

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