OSX fails to launch after power cut - HELP please

Also running a Quicksilver with OSX 10.2.8 and OS9.
Following a power cut OSX wont launch - nor will it launch from the original discs - nor will it let the original discs re-install as it says there is a later version on the drive.
It launches in OS9 but wont launch OSX from the start-up panel.
When trying to launch in OSX it just sits there grey and spinning gear.
I've moved the font folders from the OS9 system folder to the desktop as suggested in an article but no luck.
It wont start up in Safe-user just sits there grey and spinning gear.
It wont let you start-up in Single-User mode as starts off a message "kCGErrorFailure : CGSNewConnection cannot connect to server
Please can anyone help - getting desperate enough to go buy an new imac
Graham

OS X Installer discs are thought to be "known good" reference software. If yours are the original ones that shipped with your Mac, they will not install onto your Hard Drive after you have run updates of the Hard drive software. But they should boot up.
If your Installer disc will not boot, even after a PMU reset, you have a Hardware problem.
Booted from an Installer CD, before you answer any Installer questions, even what language to use, look on the Installer Menu and you should find Disk Utility. Select your hard drive and run ( Repair ) repeatedly until it comes clean or gets stuck, then (Repair permissions) once.
Before restarting, set the startup Disk using the Utility for that purpose. That will do some checking and fixing of startup information required to boot.
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