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Bug#1120386: startx error on Trixie



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On Sat, 2025-11-08 at 15:52 +0000, Kyrylo Orel wrote:
> Package: general
> Version: 13 (Trixie)
> Severity: normal (with Debian knowledge)
> 
> Dear Debian devs,
> 
> I have spotted a bug in Trixie where you have a chance of booting into CLI mode and typing in startx gives you an error of "No screens found!" even if I have HDMI plugged in, and the bug is permanent so you're stuck in CLI forever and this bug annoys me so much and other people too. Maybe it thinks its in headless mode but it really isn't, and its related to Xorg. I suggest you use this thing: 
> 
> hdmi_force_hotplug=1
> hdmi_group=1
> hdmi_mode=16
> 
> in /boot/config.txt.

That config file is a Raspberry Pi thing, isn't it?  Where did you get
the Debian image you are using from?

Ben.

> Hope to get a Trixie update soon.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Beware of programmers who carry screwdrivers. - Leonard Brandwein

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