On Sonntag, 2. Oktober 2016 17:59:48 PYST Hans Kraus wrote: > Hi, > > I upgraded my Debian server about a week ago from Wheezy to Jessie. > After that the GUI stopped, I see only the grey screen with the sad > computer telling me " Oh no, Something is Wrong" and the only option is > to log out. > > I'm using Gnome as my desktop. I installed the package again with: > apt-get install task-gnome-desktop > I did not get any error message, but that didn't cure my problem. > > Afterwards I tried: "dpkg --configure -a". Again, I didn't get any > error message but that didn't cure my problem. > > I rebooted the system several times but with no avail. > > Which info should I provide and/or where should I check my system for > errors? The text based login via ssh (I use Putty from Win 8.1) > functions without problems. > > Kind regards, Hans
Never had this problem but searching for "Oh no, Something is Wrong" with a hint of "Debian" or "Jessie" or "X Window" brings up the following: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=161310 https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/69051/why-do-i-get-the-oh-no-something-has-gone-wrong-screen-when-using-the-fedora-22-live-dvd/ https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/ 1041790 Just my 2 cents ...