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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bob Bernstein <b...@fanatick.org> To: Debian User List <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Subject: Re: Okay, let's get X workingg on my new Stretch Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:45:01 User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (DEB 202 2017-01-01) More data: -snip- $ startx X.Org X Server 1.19.2 Release Date: 2017-03-02 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 4.9.0-8-amd64 x86_64 Debian Current Operating System: Linux debian.localdomain 4.9.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.168-1+deb9u3 (2019-06-16) x86_64 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-9-amd64 root=UUID=b67d82e0-9444-4663-b3d4-1a4d20d2a0ef ro quiet Build Date: 03 November 2018 03:09:11AM xorg-server 2:1.19.2-1+deb9u5 (https://www.debian.org/support) Current version of pixman: 0.34.0 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/home/bob/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Jun 18 14:33:10 2019 (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" on.(EE) (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.tional informatixinit: giving up xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused xinit: server error -snip- Here is the log associated with the above events -snip- Current Operating System: Linux debian.localdomain 4.9.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.168-1+deb9u3 (2019-06-16) x86_64 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-9-amd64 root=UUID=b67d82e0-9444-4663-b3d4-1a4d20d2a0ef ro quiet Build Date: 03 November 2018 03:09:11AM xorg-server 2:1.19.2-1+deb9u5 (https://www.debian.org/support) Current version of pixman: 0.34.0 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/home/bob/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Jun 18 14:33:10 2019 (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" on.(EE) (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.tional informatixinit: giving up xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused xinit: server error $ tail -f .local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log Fatal server error: [ 12588.925] (EE) AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0 [ 12588.925] (EE) [ 12588.925] (EE) Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. [ 12588.925] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/home/bob/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. [ 12588.925] (EE) [ 12588.942] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file. -snip- In: "AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0" I don't know to what "driver 0" refers. Thank you -- These are not the droids you are looking for.