gdm problem with WS update 5 upgrade

[Poole, John J]

Sirs,
     I have upgraded a couple of boxes from WS update 4 to WS update 5. After upgrade gdm would not come up. I get a message about "another X server appears
to be running". A debug listing from gdm follows this paragraph. Both KDM and xdm appear to work fine. The suspect gdm is gdm-2.4.1.6-10. I have temporarily
rolled back to gdm-2.4.1.6-5 which works. An email to the gdm folks indicated they were not familiar with the -5 an -10 versions of gdm. I suspect these may
be Redhat version numbers?
     I did a fresh install of WS update 5 on similar hardware and it appears to be OK. Anyone run into a similar situation or have any hints? I do not have
much time to dedicate to major troubleshooting, but any ideas would be welcome.
Thanks,
John

Debug info:
Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2709]: gdm_main: Here we go...
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2709]: gdm_start_first_unborn_local: Starting :0
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2709]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Resetting counts for loop of death detection
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: gdm_slave_start: Loop Thingie
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: Sending VT_NUM == -1 for slave 2762
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: Sending VT_NUM 2762 -1
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2709]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 2762
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 2762 -1'
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Got VT_NUM == -1
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: gdm_server_start: :0
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up socket access
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up network access
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2709]: (child 2762) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :0 got USR2 signal
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 5 entries
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: Sending COOKIE == <secret> for slave 2762
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: Sending COOKIE 2762 3d27f029564379eabcdb82248cf7420a
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Handling message: 'COOKIE 2762 3d...'
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Got COOKIE == <secret>
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: gdm_server_spawn: Forked server on pid 2763
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2763]: gdm_server_spawn: '/usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth vt7'
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2762]: gdm_server_start: Before mainloop waiting for server
> Aug 17 14:02:59 lnx035 gdm[2709]: (child 2762) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :0 got USR2 signal
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2762]: gdm_server_start: After mainloop waiting for server
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: (child 2762) gdm_server_alarm_handler: Got SIGALRM, server abort
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2762]: gdm_server_start: Temporary server failure (:0)
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: mainloop_sig_callback: Got signal 17
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: gdm_cleanup_children: child 2762 returned 64
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: gdm_child_action: Slave process returned 64
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: gdm_display_manage: Managing :0
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Resetting counts for loop of death detection
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_slave_start: Starting slave process for :0
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_slave_start: Loop Thingie
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: Sending VT_NUM == -1 for slave 2764
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: Sending VT_NUM 2764 -1
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: gdm_display_manage: Forked slave: 2764
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: main: Exited main loop
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 2764 -1'
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Got VT_NUM == -1
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: (child 2764) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :0 got USR2 signal
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_server_start: :0
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up socket access
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up network access
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 5 entries
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: Sending COOKIE == <secret> for slave 2764
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: Sending COOKIE 2764 1b223fbe3e181a5c5089086331b2f040
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Handling message: 'COOKIE 2764 1b...'
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Got COOKIE == <secret>
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2709]: (child 2764) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :0 got USR2 signal
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2765]: gdm_server_spawn: '/usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth vt7'
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_server_spawn: Forked server on pid 2765
> Aug 17 14:03:09 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_server_start: Before mainloop waiting for server
> Aug 17 14:03:10 lnx035 gdm[2709]: (child 2764) gdm_server_child_handler: Got SIGCHLD
> Aug 17 14:03:10 lnx035 gdm[2764]: check_child_status: 2765 died
> Aug 17 14:03:10 lnx035 gdm[2764]: check_child_status: 2765 returned 1
> Aug 17 14:03:10 lnx035 gdm[2764]: check_child_status: Got SIGCHLD from server, server abort
> Aug 17 14:03:10 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_server_start: After mainloop waiting for server
> Aug 17 14:03:10 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_server_start: Server :0 died during startup!
> Aug 17 14:03:10 lnx035 gdm[2764]: Display :0 is busy. There is another X server running already.
> Aug 17 14:03:10 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_server_start: Display :0 busy.  Trying once again (after 2 sec delay)
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2764]: Sending VT_NUM == -1 for slave 2764
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2764]: Sending VT_NUM 2764 -1
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Handling message: 'VT_NUM 2764 -1'
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Got VT_NUM == -1
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2709]: (child 2764) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :0 got USR2 signal
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_server_start: :0
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up socket access
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up network access
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_auth_secure_display: Setting up access for :0 - 5 entries
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2764]: Sending COOKIE == <secret> for slave 2764
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2764]: Sending COOKIE 2764 550d3008aa678165db9fc9ccb3368159
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Handling message: 'COOKIE 2764 55...'
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2709]: Got COOKIE == <secret>
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2709]: (child 2764) gdm_slave_usr2_handler: :0 got USR2 signal
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2766]: gdm_server_spawn: '/usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth vt7'
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_server_spawn: Forked server on pid 2766
> Aug 17 14:03:12 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_server_start: Before mainloop waiting for server
> Aug 17 14:03:13 lnx035 gdm[2709]: (child 2764) gdm_server_child_handler: Got SIGCHLD
> Aug 17 14:03:13 lnx035 gdm[2764]: check_child_status: 2766 died
> Aug 17 14:03:13 lnx035 gdm[2764]: check_child_status: 2766 returned 1
> Aug 17 14:03:13 lnx035 gdm[2764]: check_child_status: Got SIGCHLD from server, server abort
> Aug 17 14:03:13 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_server_start: After mainloop waiting for server
> Aug 17 14:03:13 lnx035 gdm[2764]: gdm_server_start: Server :0 died during startup!
> Aug 17 14:03:13 lnx035 gdm[2764]: Display :0 is busy. There is another X server running already.
> Aug 17 14:03:13 lnx035 dialog: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
> Aug 17 14:03:13 lnx035 dialog: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
> Aug 17 14:03:18 lnx035 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-226
> Aug 17 14:03:18 lnx035 last message repeated 3 times
> Aug 17 14:03:18 lnx035 kernel: Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
> Aug 17 14:03:18 lnx035 kernel: agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 439M
> Aug 17 14:03:18 lnx035 kernel: agpgart: Detected an Intel(R) 865G, but could not find the secondary device. Assuming a non-integrated video card.
> Aug 17 14:03:18 lnx035 kernel: agpgart: Detected Intel(R) 865G chipset
> Aug 17 14:03:18 lnx035 kernel: agpgart: AGP aperture is 128M @ 0xe8000000
> Aug 17 14:03:18 lnx035 kernel: [drm] AGP 0.99 Aperture @ 0xe8000000 128MB
> Aug 17 14:03:18 lnx035 kernel: [drm] Initialized radeon 1.7.0 20020828 on minor 0
> Aug 17 14:03:18 lnx035 kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 01:00.0
> Aug 17 14:03:18 lnx035 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:1d.0
> Aug 17 14:03:18 lnx035 kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:1d.3
> Aug 17 14:06:22 lnx035 ntpd[2604]: kernel time discipline status change 41
> Aug 17 14:06:36 lnx035 sshd(pam_unix)[2814]: session opened for user root by (uid=0)
John J. Poole
Mail Stop: USK-615
Phone: 321-861-0561
Email: john.j.poole at usa-spaceops.com

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