ive tried that...
but i think it might be my disk / disks thats the problem...
tried with a 10.5.1 dvd, and got an HFS error then the same message came up and it got stuck...

my system:
HP PavillionDV9000ea
AMD Turion 64 x2
Nvidia Nforce Chipset with Serial ATA Controllers
2 x 80gb ST98823A S SCSI Disc device on Unknown SCSI/RAID HOST CONTROLLER

this is getting soooo frustrating...
downloading the tubgrl 10.4.9 to try that one out too, even though i dont think it will work
so...
what can i do...??