Trackpad not working under 10.4.7?

I just upgraded my 12" G4 iBook (800mhz) to 10.4.7 and my trackpad no-longer works. Also, the trackpad tab under System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse has vanished.
A bit of googling shows that there have been some improvements to trackpads with this update, but I haven't found any reports of the issue I'm having.
Anyone got any ideas?

After I updated my MacBook to 10.4.7, my trackpad started acting up on me. It didn't stop working all together and it's still in my System Preferances, but if do a cold boot (it's been off for 3 or 4 hrs and I turn it on) it'll try to grab and move any and everything on the screen as I move the mouse around without the button being depressed. It stops after about 2 to 4 mins.
My question is, will the PRAM reset work on the MacBook as well?
The the frustrating thing is, this is my first Mac.
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