Bug#822342: xinit: startx fails with AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0

[Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>]

On Sat, Apr 23, 2016 at 18:18:56 +0200, Attila Kinali wrote:

> Package: xinit
> Version: 1.3.4-3
> Severity: important
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> I am not sure whether this is the right package to file the bug against.
> 
> I just updated my system and the following x related packages got updated:
> xorg amd64 1:7.7+14
> xorg-dev all 1:7.7+14
> xserver-xorg amd64 1:7.7+14
> xserver-xorg-input-all amd64 1:7.7+14
> xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu amd64 1.1.0-1
> xserver-xorg-video-radeon amd64 1:7.7.0-1
> xserver-xorg-video-ati amd64 1:7.7.0-1
> xserver-xorg-video-all amd64 1:7.7+14
> xserver-xorg-video-intel amd64 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1
> xserver-xorg-core amd64 2:1.18.3-1
> xserver-xorg-legacy amd64 2:1.18.3-1
> x11-xserver-utils amd64 7.7+7
> xserver-common all 2:1.18.3-1
> 
> 
> The problem is similar (the same?) as #803364, startx fails to run seemingly
> lacking permission to run. Running startx as root works. Also using xdm
> instead of startx works.
> 
> I don't have systemd installed, which makes the use of xserver-xorg-legacy,
> respectively Xorg.wrap necessary.
> 
Is libpam-systemd installed?

Cheers,
Julien