Trying to upgrade to 10.4 - Problems will not boot now

Hi,
I tried upgrading to 10.4 the other day. Currently my iMac is running 10.3.9.
When I tried upgrading, it would start the install and than freeze and wouldn't go any further. After several attempts I ran the Tech Tools CD i got with my computer. It said I had a problem with the Volume Structure. So I click the fix button and I assumed it was fixed and it continued to check everything else ok.
When I restarted the computer it would not boot into the operating system. It freezes on the gray screen with the loading bar. Left it alone for about an hour and it was still there. The only way I can boot it up now is with the Tech Tools CD.
Any ideas what happened or what I should do?
Thanks in advance.
Mike A.

Hi Mike:
I feel for you. I just went through a similar ordeal with a G4 (look here for details).
I think at this stage your problem is that you don't have a complete system installed. At least I was able to remove the hard drive and move it to another computer to get Tiger installed on it.
You could try cleaning your Panther CDs and trying again, but I suspect the source of your problem lies elsewhere: the logic board. If ds store is correct, and the firmware did get hosed during the upgrade, then we're both looking at expensive repair bills to get it fixed.
I'd also try removing all but the original (256MB) RAM, zapping the PRAM, and resetting NVRAM. It can't do any harm, and you might get lucky. You can replace the RAM once you get a system installed.
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