GDM (Gosh Darned Mangler)

Mon May 15 05:57:22 UTC 2006

On Mon, 2006-05-15 at 01:23 -0400, Rickey Moore wrote:
> What is with this:
> May 15 00:50:12 iam gdm[10109]: gdm_config_parse: Standard X server not
> found; trying alternatives
> 
> For the last week, my X sessions have been locking up hard, in no
> particular place, time or application. It just seizes up and does not
> restore itself, even after I have walked off and away for several hours.
> It might as well be the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone have a clue towards
> this error message? Thanx, Ric

Sounds like an xserver problem, not a gdm problem.

-=-
run memtest86

I had similar problems that ended up being a bad cpu. It can also be bad
ram.
memtest86 will help you determine if it is a hardware problem.