My assumption is that something doesn't like your new HD. But if 10.4.6 worked with it, I wonder why 10.4.10 didn't. But if you did a clean install, then there shouldn't be a problem anyway... perhaps the HD is formatted incorrectly for the OS? Look, I'm just going out on a whim with the HD theories, considering that you had to put a new one in it. Who knows...
You know, lately, Apple G4 products have been having issues. My iMac is not taking to Leopard with full confidence, and your iBook can't even stand Tiger anymore. "Sigh"... I'm going to need to buy iLife and iWork '08 now... my iMac is a complete mess. I keep finding stuff in it that is messing with it and extra files that take up space that I will never need. I just need to do a complete restore and install all the new stuff... oh well.
Maybe the G4 is coming to its end soon. Then the G5 will end afterwards, and who knows? Maybe Apple will get frustrated with Intel and move to AMD and so on until there aren't any big brand processor companies around for them LOL.
-BMF
Ok... I have been upgrading my OS manually after wiping my HD and installing Tiger from the full upgrade disc (I have a G4 iBook that originally came with Panther loaded).
I went from 10.4.6 to 10.4.10 and also installed the trial version of Pacifist but have yet to even open it. Now, when I restart my computer, a script editor screen automatically opens up and gives this information...
OpnApp.script
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