I believe my issue is different from the one originally reported.
I was able to resolve my problem by installing
'virtualbox-guest-x11'. > Package: xorg > Version: 1:7.7+18 > Followup-For: Bug #820229 > > Dear Maintainer, > > X failed to start and I see the same message at the end of the log. > > * What led up to the situation? > - Fresh install (no desktop) > - apt-get install xorg > - startx > > * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or > ineffective)? > - startx > > * What was the outcome of this action? > - aforementioned error message at the end of Xorg.log > - I also saw something like: > "Screens found, but none with a usable configuration." > > * What outcome did you expect instead? > - an XWindows session > > > -- Package-specific info: > /etc/X11/X does not exist. > /etc/X11/X is not a symlink. > /etc/X11/X is not executable. > > VGA-compatible devices on PCI bus: > ---------------------------------- > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter [80ee:beef] > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf does not exist. > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d does not exist. > > /etc/modprobe.d contains no KMS configuration files. > > Kernel version (/proc/version): > ------------------------------- > Linux version 4.7.0-1-amd64 (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version 5.4.1 20160904 (Debian 5.4.1-2) ) #1 SMP Debian 4.7.8-1 (2016-10-19) > > Xorg X server log files on system: > ---------------------------------- > -rw-r--r-- 1 r r 7608 Nov 29 20:18 /home/r/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log > > Contents of most recent Xorg X server log file (/home/r/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log): > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > [ 811.549] > X.Org X Server 1.18.4 > Release Date: 2016-07-19 > [ 811.550] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > [ 811.551] Build Operating System: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 x86_64 Debian > [ 811.552] Current Operating System: Linux debian 4.7.0-1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.7.8-1 (2016-10-19) x86_64 > [ 811.553] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.7.0-1-amd64 root=/dev/sda1 ro quiet > [ 811.554] Build Date: 06 September 2016 01:32:44PM > [ 811.555] xorg-server 2:1.18.4-2 (https://www.debian.org/support) |