Installed Leopard, G4 will not go past the start up screen

I installed Leopard on my iBook G4 (I think I have OS X 10.4.10). After it installed, the computer began to restart. But in the startup screen (with the Apple and swirling circle), it does not go past there. I ejected the disk (using Option + Apple + O + F) thinking that was the problem that it was still in there. I also tried to remove application enhancements, using that single user screen. But every time I try to restart the computer (holding down the power button), the computer does not go past this apple screen. PLEASE HELP!!

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
What method did you use? Upgrade, Archive and Install, or Erase and Install? I know I had trouble with the Archive and Install on my MBP, and had to go back and do an Erase and Install to resolve them.
However, this may be a better place for you to start:
Mac OS X 10.5: Troubleshooting installation, startup, and login issues:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307005
If nothing helps, try posting you question on the Leopard forum. There seem to be issues with Leopard which transcend the individual machine you install it on. You might find more help there.
Good luck!

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