Powerbook unable to boot succesful after OS X update

Hi, I hope some one can tell me what to do.
I had done a regular software update, which this time was OS X. After finishing download, follow the instruction to reboot, I couldn't go back it. The powerbook display a gray screen with apple logo, and a spinning wheel. It never get pass this. I tried to boot in safe mode (using holding shift key), but no difference. How can I solve this problem?
powerbook   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

Hi tiny_whale and welcome to Apple Discussions.
How long did you leave it on the 'spinning wheel' page? The last SW update, 10.4.8, did take a long time to configure and restart - like several minutes with a double restart. Try booting and leaving it for 5-10 minutes.
Good luck,
Adrian

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