VERY weird startup issue...

I've never heard of this happening to anyone before and I'll try my best to describe it.
I have a g5 dual 1.8 running the latest 10.4.
The issue is that the computer starts up...goes to the load screen with the blue bar. It reaches the end, then stops. It doesnt continue to load the finder. But I can adjust my volume from the keyboard and move the mouse around and even get a system noise when I do optioncommandescape.
AND i tried connecting my old G4 (which im using now) to network to the g5 and I can log in and see all my files like nothings wrong at all.
I've had small issues for a while now, so I tried to run Norton on it. I booted off the Norton disk, ran disk doctor and it always cancels out at the same point. Attributes B-Tree is where it errors out and says Norton can't fix it, please try again. Say something about Node 2, Record 0, incorrect Key.
I tried starting safe mode...it ignores it and does the hanging load screen. I tried single user mode and running fsck. It goes through a list of hundreds of missing thread counts or something and then says disk verification failed. It never said anything about modifying or anything that the apple.com help page said.
So, anyone ever have this happen or know whats going on? Sorry for the long post but I tried to give all the details I could.
Thanks!
Kevin

Yeap, you have a bad/corrupt OS that renders your mac unable to boot up properly.
Either:
a) get Disk Warrior, boot with it and repair your Directory
Use this method first, it "always work", at least over 90% (approx) of all system errors, if this still doesn't work, then you'd have to
b) boot from the OS disc, first repair everything first, then reinstall your OS using Archieve and Install, it will install a new fresh Systems folder but preserve everything else, your Home folder, your applications etc.
Finally, stay away, no, throw away your Norton Utilities, it WON'T work with OS X
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