IBook G4 appears to start then sticks at spinning wheel and apple screen

Hello there,
I have an old G4 laptop. Recently installed Airport Extreme card, started it up, no worries! Then was prompted to download updated software from Apple. Did so. But then when I tried to restart it all I get is the Apple chime, then the screen with the spinning wheel and apple logo. The startup does not continue from there. It just keeps on spinnin'. I have tried reboot, restart commands, battery out, battery in. The cord and battery appear fine, but just can't back into my Mac.
I'd appreciate any tips please.
Thanks,
Kurt

Have you tried to SafeBoot on startup, and then see if using Disk Utility's
'repair disk permissions' on the selected Macintosh HD lists fixes? {The
safeboot startup takes some time, often that can take many minutes of
holding the Shift- key down on startup before it goes into login screen...}
Then see if the computer would restart normally.
Or, if nothing happens after that, have you tried starting the computer
up with the OS X Installer disc1 (the boot/install disc) and C -key held
down until you see it is attempting to load the Installer. Then, choose
from the menubar from the Installer header (perhaps not first window
you see on bootup from install disc) and look for the drop-down menu
with Disk Utility in it. Run it from there, to Repair Disk and also to run
Repair Disk Permissions. Note any error messages, and also see if
the SMART status is indicated for the hard drive as Pass/Fail.
You can choose a Startup Disk from the Installer's drop-down menu,
for when you are done with Disk Utility, the computer may attempt
to start from the installed system you are trying to fix.
There also is an Apple Hardware Test included on the original install
disc which accompanied the computer when new; it will work as a
boot volume but requires a different key held on startup to access it.
Not sure if that key is the Opt key, or another. I seldom use the AHT.
{If there appears to be issues after attempting the above, you may
consider removing the AirPort Extreme Card, and try SafeBoot again.}
In any event...
Good luck & happy computing!

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