Safari 4.0 upgrade crashed my iBook - can't start the computer anymore!

Hello!
After the latest Safari 4.0 upgrade my iBook doesn't start anymore.
I've tried holding down the option key while restarting to be able to select the hard drive and then boot, but that didn't work. Also a safe boot didn't do anything. I finally connected the iBook to my iMac via Firewire and used Disk Utilities to try to repair the iBook's HD. Unfortunately it got a 'repair failed' message. Then I got the spinning wheel, Disk Utilities stopped responding and I couldn't close it.
The last thing I tried was the 'fsck' command on the apple website and tried it. This is what I got:
localhost:/ root# /sbin/fsck -fy
** /dev/rdisk0s3
** Root file system
** Checking HFS Plus volume.
** Checking Extents Overflow file.
** Checking Catalog file.
disk0s3: I/0 error.
Invalid sibling link
(4, 253)
** Volume check failed.
Does anybody know how I can fix my iBook?
Thanks,
Julia

Thanks for hanging in there with me. I had hoped the discs would work since I can't find mine.
I connected the iBook to my iMac via Firewire and used Disk Utilities to try to repair the iBook's HD. Unfortunately it got a 'repair failed' message. Then I got the spinning wheel, Disk Utilities stopped responding and I couldn't do anything on the iMac. When I tried again I couldn't eject and had to shut down the power again. Not good.
The technician at the local MacHouse thinks that the iBook already had a problem and the upgrade brought it out. Does that sound plausible to you? I never noticed any problem, it worked just fine. I am hesitant to upgrade anything now on my iMac.
I am going to try to find the right discs and will try an install and archive or install and erase.
Is there anything else I can try in FireWire mode?

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