Migration Assistant hangs during "Transfering Information"

I have just purchased a Mac Pro and are using Migration Assistant to transfer files, etc from my G4 Dual 867 (running 10.40.10). The G4 goes into “Fire Wire Target Disk Mode” with no problems. When I boot my Mac Pro, during the initial “Welcome” sequence, it sees the G4, but hangs during “Transfering Information”. I have tried transfering only my settings (10k) incase it the 20 or so gigs was too much data, but this failed as well.
Any ideas?
Regards
66Firebird

I'm experiencing the same problem as the person who initiated this thread. I repaired my earlier system's drive with Disk Utility, and still the whole process hangs up on the "Transferring Information" screen.
What the heck? This shouldn't be very complicated, should it?

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