#Retropie startx driver

(II) FBTURBO: driver for framebuffer: fbturbo ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0 compiled for 1.20.3, module version = 0.5.1 (II) Module fbturbo: vendor='X.Org Foundation' (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbturbo_drv.so ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0 compiled for 1.20.4, module version = 1.0.0 (II) Module glx: vendor='X.Org Foundation' (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so (II) systemd-logind: logind integration requires -keeptty and -keeptty was not provided, disabling logind integration If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices. (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices. (=) ModulePath set to '/usr/lib/xorg/modules' (WW) The directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi' does not exist. (WW) The directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi' does not exist. (WW) The directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1' does not exist. (WW) The directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/' does not exist. (WW) The directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/' does not exist. (WW) The directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic' does not exist. (=) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff (=) No monitor specified for screen 'Default Screen Section'. (=) No device specified for screen 'Default Screen Section'. (**) |->Screen 'Default Screen Section' (0) (=) Using system config directory '/usr/share/X11/' (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (?) unknown. (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, Markers: (-) probed, (**) from config file, (=) default setting, To make sure that you have the latest version. Kernel command line: coherent_pool=1M 8250.nr_uarts=0 snd_bcm2835.enable_compat_alsa=0 snd_bcm2835.enable_hdmi=1 snd_bcm2835.enable_headphones=1 bcm2708_fb.fbwidth=1280 bcm2708_fb.fbheight=720 bcm2708_fb.fbswap=1 vc_mem.mem_base=0x3ec00000 vc_mem.mem_size=0x40000000 dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 console=tty1 console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext4 elevator=deadline rootwait fbcon=map:10 fbcon=font:ProFont6x11 logo.nologo Current Operating System: Linux BMO.local 4.19.118-v7+ #1311 SMP Mon Apr 27 14:21: armv7l Build Operating System: Linux 4.15.0-48-generic armv8l Raspbian (the line about xf86OpenConsole used to be an access error to tty1 that I 'fixed') This is the log you asked for when the desktop fails to start: So I went ahead and tried just startx & in autostart.sh and I get the same error. If I try what you asked, it works just fine.