Pb won't boot up after routine software update

HELP!
Recently my PB has been giving me messages that my HD was almost full. I have erased and backed up some (but not all) files. I did a routine software update and after this the same message about my HD came up. My computer has not booted since then! I contacted apple and it seems that I will loose everything. I upgraded to Tiger and used that disk utility-it was "green" but when I went to try to do an archive and restore, it did not give me that option (unfortunately). Why?
Is it possible that the update extended me over the 10% needed for the system to work properly? If so, what can I do to save my files?
powerbook g4 Mac OS X (10.4.1)

you could try to preserve your files using firewire target disk mode if you have access to another mac with builtin firewire and some space on the hard drive. this article outlines the procedure. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583

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My Gnome booted up, however it works pretty damn choppy. It's as fast as normal, but there are no animations. Also, there are frequent glitches before a window is rendered. Part of the screen becomes all scrambled for a moment before the window appears.
I'll try to look for reasons on my own, but I'd still appreciate advice on debugging my glitchy Gnome and explanations as to why gnome-settings-daemon had basically wiped itself out...
Ok, on a final note in this topic: the glitches were fixed by force reinstalling xf86-video-intel and intel-dri.
Last edited by samyazza (2014-05-01 15:10:41)

Pb won't boot up after routine software update

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