Install fail - dark grey screen

I just downloaded Mavericks and did a restart when prompted. After the restart the Apple logo appeared and then the spinning wheel. After about 15 more seconds the Mac goes pretty much quiet and the screen becomes dark grey.
After a forced restart it's the same and also if I try to start with the recovery disc.
I have a dead computer in front of me and any help is appreciated.

Ok, hopefully I have solved this myself.
My computer is connected to my TV as second screen. The TV was turned off, but probably suddenly was assigned as my primary screen. As I restarted I looked at my darkened computer monitor while the update was going on on the TV that was turned off.
I disconnected my tv and I now have the update window running. Hopefully I didn't screw anything up by several force restarts.

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I also installed Adobe Reader because an ebook I downloaded wouldn't open without it.
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What operating system are you running on it? (iOS 5.1 is for iPhone, iPad...not a Mac).

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My ipad 3 is stuck with a dark grey screen which looks like 6 equally spaced horizontal lines/bands.
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Mon Sep 18 16:48:03 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0019CADF): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x0000006b, CR3: 0x00db4000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x00000000, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x0000006b
ESP: 0x0000006b, EBP: 0x24cb3a94, ESI: 0x0000006b, EDI: 0x04bae630
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x00525255, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x24cb0010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x24cb3904 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x24cb3928 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x24cb3944 : 0x19cadf (0x3c18e4 0x0 0xe 0x3c169c)
0x24cb39f4 : 0x197c7d (0x24cb3a08 0x24cb3a94 0x525255 0x36b00048)
0x24cb3a00 : 0x525255 (0x36b00048 0x36a10010 0x10 0x24cb0010)
0x24cb3a94 : 0x5262a9 (0x0 0x536 0x540f404 0x5)
0x24cb3b54 : 0x52723e (0x4bae630 0x36c63f00 0x0 0x0)
0x24cb3bb4 : 0x3656e6 (0x39d8c44 0x4bae630 0x0 0x24cb3c50)
0x24cb3c04 : 0x356ca2 (0x4bae630 0x0 0x24cb3c50 0x0)
0x24cb3c44 : 0x22bc2d (0x4bae674 0x36c63f00 0x1 0x6500a8c0)
0x24cb3e14 : 0x22217b (0x36c63f00 0x14 0x24cb3e54 0x1f6c30)
0x24cb3e54 : 0x223bff (0x36c63f00 0x14 0x6 0x0)
0x24cb3f64 : 0x21125d (0x36c63f00 0x36c63f00 0x42db5c 0x135798)
0x24cb3fa4 : 0x1f7871 (0x3b53a04 0x36c63f00 0x36b00800 0x1)
0x24cb3fd4 : 0x197b19 (0x0 0x0 0x35c0f90 0x0) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.smithmicro.nke.NetBlockade(4.0)@0x518000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
Tue Sep 19 18:16:06 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0019CADF): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x0000006b, CR3: 0x00db4000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x00000000, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x0000006b
ESP: 0x0000006b, EBP: 0x24e83a94, ESI: 0x0000006b, EDI: 0x054f4948
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x00525255, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x054c0010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x24e83904 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x24e83928 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x24e83944 : 0x19cadf (0x3c18e4 0x0 0xe 0x3c169c)
0x24e839f4 : 0x197c7d (0x24e83a08 0x24e83a94 0x525255 0x510048)
0x24e83a00 : 0x525255 (0x510048 0x36ae0010 0x10 0x54c0010)
0x24e83a94 : 0x5262a9 (0x0 0x581 0x54cb804 0x24e83acc)
0x24e83b54 : 0x52723e (0x54f4948 0x36bab000 0x0 0x0)
0x24e83bb4 : 0x3656e6 (0x42c96c4 0x54f4948 0x0 0x24e83c50)
0x24e83c04 : 0x356ca2 (0x54f4948 0x0 0x24e83c50 0x0)
0x24e83c44 : 0x22bc2d (0x54f498c 0x36bab000 0x1 0x6500a8c0)
0x24e83e14 : 0x22217b (0x36bab000 0x14 0x7e94c8eb 0x265c)
0x24e83e54 : 0x223bff (0x36bab000 0x14 0x6 0x0)
0x24e83f64 : 0x21125d (0x36bab000 0x36bab000 0x42db5c 0x135798)
0x24e83fa4 : 0x1f7871 (0x3ac7a04 0x36bab000 0x36aed800 0x1)
0x24e83fd4 : 0x197b19 (0x0 0x0 0x35117e0 0x0) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.smithmicro.nke.NetBlockade(4.0)@0x518000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
Thu Sep 28 09:56:59 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0019CADF): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x0000003d, CR3: 0x00d6d000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x00000000, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x0000003d
ESP: 0x0000003d, EBP: 0x24e03a94, ESI: 0x0000003d, EDI: 0x0659d630
EFL: 0x00010202, EIP: 0x0050a255, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x24e00010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x24e03904 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x24e03928 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x24e03944 : 0x19cadf (0x3c18e4 0x0 0xe 0x3c169c)
0x24e039f4 : 0x197c7d (0x24e03a08 0x24e03a94 0x50a255 0x36a10048)
0x24e03a00 : 0x50a255 (0x36a10048 0x36a60010 0x10 0x24e00010)
0x24e03a94 : 0x50b2a9 (0x0 0x573 0x657b704 0x48afc0)
0x24e03b54 : 0x50c23e (0x659d630 0x36b1fe00 0x0 0x0)
0x24e03bb4 : 0x3656e6 (0x62aefc4 0x659d630 0x0 0x24e03c50)
0x24e03c04 : 0x356ca2 (0x659d630 0x0 0x24e03c50 0x0)
0x24e03c44 : 0x22bc2d (0x659d674 0x36b1fe00 0x1 0x6500a8c0)
0x24e03e14 : 0x22217b (0x36b1fe00 0x14 0x24e03e54 0x1f6c30)
0x24e03e54 : 0x223bff (0x36b1fe00 0x14 0x6 0x0)
0x24e03f64 : 0x21125d (0x36b1fe00 0x36b1fe00 0x42db5c 0x135798)
0x24e03fa4 : 0x1f7871 (0x3ad4a04 0x36b1fe00 0x36a10800 0x1)
0x24e03fd4 : 0x197b19 (0x0 0x0 0x357cd48 0x0) Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.smithmicro.nke.NetBlockade(4.0)@0x4fd000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
Thu Sep 28 15:01:47 2006
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x0019CADF): Unresolved kernel trap (CPU 0, Type 14=page fault), registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0x69657453, CR3: 0x00d6d000, CR4: 0x000006e0
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x69657453, ECX: 0x0050c750, EDX: 0x00000000
ESP: 0x69657453, EBP: 0x24d93994, ESI: 0x0000002f, EDI: 0x7265626e
EFL: 0x00010246, EIP: 0x004fe342, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Backtrace, Format - Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x24d937f4 : 0x128b5e (0x3bc46c 0x24d93818 0x131bbc 0x0)
0x24d93834 : 0x19cadf (0x3c18e4 0x0 0xe 0x3c169c)
0x24d938e4 : 0x197c7d (0x24d938f8 0x24d93994 0x4fe342 0x130048)
0x24d938f0 : 0x4fe342 (0x130048 0x3570010 0x10 0x10)
0x24d93994 : 0x4ffd75 (0x382c144 0x24d939b8 0x0 0x1)
0x24d939c4 : 0x500569 (0x69657453 0x7265626e 0x24d939e8 0x0)
0x24d93a04 : 0x202c7265 (0x69657453 0x7265626e 0x20732767 0x69545356) Unaligned frame
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0x6c706d61
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.smithmicro.nke.NetBlockade(4.0)@0x4fd000
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 8.7.1: Wed Jun 7 16:19:56 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.9.72.obj~2/RELEASE_I386
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Memory Module: DIMM3/J7000, 1 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, PC2-4200U-444
Memory Module: DIMM4/J7100, 256 MB, DDR2 SDRAM, PC2-4200U-444
Memory Module: DIMM5/J7200, 256 MB, DDR2 SDRAM, PC2-4200U-444
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USB Device: Apple Pro Keyboard, Mitsumi Electric, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 250 mA
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It would help a lot if you could update your profile to indicate exactly which G5 you have and what OS you are running. Generally these problems are caused by RAM, but it could also be something else. If you could provide more system information it would be helpful.
Try running the Apple Hardware Test that came with your system and see if it reports any problems.
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