Stuck at 10.4 - Cannot upgrade - Volume does not meet requirements.

I just installed a new hard drive in my 12" Powerbook G4. I did a clean install of Tiger - 10.4 - without any problems. I formatted the drive Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with one partition.
After booting and going through the setup process, I looked for updates. There were some iTunes, Java and DVD player updates, but that was it. I applied those and restarted. I ran software update again, but there were no OS updates. I downloaded the OS 10.4.10 PPC combo updater and ran it, but the hard drive has a red exclamation point with the warning that the update cannot be installed because the volume does not meet the requirements.
I then downloaded the 10.4.1 updater, and I got the same error.
I then zapped the PRAM and rebooted, but I got the same error. I then repaired permissions and rebooted and got the same error.
Then, I again did a clean erase and install of 10.4 from the original Tiger disc, but I'm again getting the same error.
I'd like to get this machine updated to 10.4.10 as soon as possible, but I'm not having any luck.
Any other suggestions?

I just installed a new hard drive in my 12" Powerbook G4. I did a clean install of Tiger - 10.4 - without any problems. I formatted the drive Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with one partition.
This is functionaly the same as an erase and install as my user tip explains:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607614
Mac OS X doesn't offer a "clean install" per se.
How old is your Powerbook G4? If it was released prior to April 25 2005, you need to use the black retail 10.4.0 Installer disk to install Tiger which looks like . If it was released afterwards you need the same disk labeled 10.4.6, or the disk which came with the Powerbook. If you are using another vintage Mac model's installer disk, that won't work, and will yield this error. If you imported data from an Intel Mac via the Migration Assistant you could also have this error. If your hard disk is over 85% full, you may also have this problem. If permissions have not been repaired, or the directory is damaged this error could also happen. Is your data backed up? Do any of these possibly apply to you?

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