Install has gone all wrong

My ipod broke.
guess what? i bought a new one! i have an imac G5 and was on OSX 10.3.X(.8 i think) anyway, got my new ipod 'classic' wey hey! and.... cant use it, as its system requirements need 10.4!!!!
perhaps i was wrong to assume an ipod classic mp3 player woudlnt need an operating system upgrade but ill not moan!
bought Leopard to more expense, which arrived today, chose the install option, which promted me to re-start and begin the installation setup, but it re-started and got to a grey screen with whirring rainbow wheel and stuck there for around 30 minutes atleast, the disk drive sounded busy but it was getting nowhere so i used the power button to re-start and its stuck on the grey apple icon screen with the progress circle moving round and round and the disk making sounds again...
going on holiday tomorrow so in a panic to get it sorted as long boat/train and plane rides without my ipod will be a nightmare!

As I said, if your iMac is the one described in the "this one" link, it only came with 256 MB of memory unless you ordered extra memory from Apple when you bought it, using the "BTO" (built to order) option available only from Apple; or you or someone else added to or replaced the original memory modules with larger aftermarket ones. FWIW, Apple's BTO memory upgrade is relatively pricey; most people remember if they used it.
Unfortunately, I don't have much experience with Macs that came with 10.3.x installed so I'm not sure your original installer discs (not the new Leopard one) has an option to run System Profiler from its "Utilities" or similarly named menu. If it does, you can start up from that disc & instead of running the installer, use its copy of System Profiler to tell you how much memory is installed. This should tell you if insufficient memory is the problem or not.
As a general rule, to avoid unpleasant surprises don't neglect your responsibility to make sure you can meet the minimum system requirements of your potential purchases before you buy them. For Apple products, the online Store is an easy source of this info, for instance at iPod classic - Apple Store (U.S.) or Mac OS X v10.5.6 Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.).

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