Can't start X

[fl-chris]

Cannot start X Hardware: Rock64 from January 2018, 4GB DRAM, 32GB eMMC Operating system: stretch-minimal-rock64-0.6.45-242-arm64.img.xz Software: Xorg and LXDE bionic-minimal-rock64-0.6.45-242-arm64.img.xz has no problem with start X.

Log from Xorg.org: [ 22.929] Kernel command line: earlyprintk=uart8250-32bit,0xff130000 rw root=LABEL=linux-root rootwait rootfstype=ext4 panic=10 init=/sbin/init coherent_pool=1M ethaddr=ae:58:30:5c:c7:c9 eth1addr=ae:58:30:5c:c7:e9 serial=63494acc1c7b06c cgroup_enable=cpuset cgroup_memory=1 cgroup_enable=memory swapaccount=1 [ 22.930] Build Date: 16 October 2017 08:11:43AM [ 22.930] xorg-server 2:1.19.2-1+deb9u2 (https://www.debian.org/support) [ 22.930] Current version of pixman: 0.34.0 [ 22.930] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. [ 22.930] Markers: (--) probed, () from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. [ 22.931] (==) Log file: "/home/rock64/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Jun 1 13:29:15 2018 [ 22.932] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d" [ 22.932] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" [ 22.933] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section. [ 22.933] () |-->Screen "DefaultScreen" (0) [ 22.933] () | |-->Monitor "" [ 22.933] () | |-->Device "Mali FBDEV" [ 22.933] (==) No monitor specified for screen "DefaultScreen". Using a default monitor configuration. [ 22.933] (==) Automatically adding devices [ 22.933] (==) Automatically enabling devices [ 22.933] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices [ 22.933] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff [ 22.933] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist. [ 22.934] Entry deleted from font path. [ 22.934] (==) FontPath set to: /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc, /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled, /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled, /usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1, /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi, /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi, built-ins [ 22.934] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules" [ 22.934] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices. If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices. [ 22.934] (II) Loader magic: 0x5577cf4dc8 [ 22.934] (II) Module ABI versions: [ 22.934] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 [ 22.934] X.Org Video Driver: 23.0 [ 22.934] X.Org XInput driver : 24.1 [ 22.934] X.Org Server Extension : 10.0 [ 22.937] (++) using VT number 1

[ 22.944] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_33 [ 22.946] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0) [ 22.947] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd 11 paused 0 [ 22.948] (II) no primary bus or device found [ 22.948] falling back to /sys/devices/platform/display-subsystem/drm/card0 [ 22.948] (II) LoadModule: "glx" [ 22.949] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so [ 22.953] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation" [ 22.953] compiled for 1.19.2, module version = 1.0.0 [ 22.953] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0 [ 22.953] (II) LoadModule: "armsoc" [ 22.954] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module armsoc [ 22.954] (II) UnloadModule: "armsoc" [ 22.954] (II) Unloading armsoc [ 22.954] (EE) Failed to load module "armsoc" (module does not exist, 0) [ 22.954] (EE) No drivers available. [ 22.954] (EE) Fatal server error: [ 22.954] (EE) no screens found(EE) [ 22.954] (EE) Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. [ 22.954] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/home/rock64/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. [ 22.954] (EE) [ 23.014] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

[digitalsanity]

Try installing xserver-xorg-video-armsoc

[dimitrismj]

I have managed to start x but with no hw. This is possible in bionic image but not in Debian stretch. Is there any workaround to get hw in Debian stretch until a new release will be published?