OS 10.5.6 install DVD won't work on my G4 running 10.4.11 - HELP!!

I recently purchased a retail copy of OS 10.5.6 and attempted to install it on my G4. The installer runs fine from the DVD but freezes when it gets to the initial "choose language" screen. Mouse and keyboard are completely unresponsive with mouse pointer stuck in upper left of display.
Note: OS 10.4 DVD boots fine, as well as my original AHT disc. Disk Utility & AHT have been run and both come up clean. Also zapped PRAM, etc.
I've tried everything I could come up with such as switching KB & Mouse to other USB ports, removing add-on cards, etc. with no luck whatsoever. Does any one have any tips, thoughts or workarounds? I'm fairly knowlegdeable but may be totally missing something. Otherwise, I just wasted 129 smackers...
Setup:
G4 QuickSilver - 2 x 1 GHZ (2002)
1.5 GB ram
Radeon 9600 PRO Mac/PC edition
<No PCI cards installed>
Apple 24-inch LCD display
Apple USB Mighty Mouse
Apple USB Pro Keyboard

For more (not good) news on this video card & Mac model combination, see http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/9600mac_pcedition.html.
I suspect that any video card that shipped as an OEM product with any Mac model that meets the Leopard system requirements (& is supported by the Quicksilver) will work. This is because the Leopard DVD will have the necessary video driver extensions for those cards, but not necessarily ones that support other cards. Searching through my /System/Library/Extensions folder indicates that the following types of OEM ATI Radeon cards should be supported, but there are no guarantees:
ATI Radeon 8500
ATI Radeon 9700
ATI Radeon X1000
ATI Radeon X2000
There are also a number of driver names associated with various nVidia GeForce cards, the other supplier of OEM video cards for Apple.
The "Catch 22" about this is that if there was a Leopard compatible driver extension for the 9600 available (which there does not seem to be), you could install one of the above cards, do the upgrade to Leopard, & add it to /System/Library/Extensions folder of your startup drive afterwards. Then, the Mac could boot from that startup disk with just that card installed ... but the Leopard DVD disk still wouldn't work for repairs that require booting from it.

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