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[Q] Wifi stuck "turning on" - Galaxy Nexus

Hi all,
I recently sent my GN (Running 4.0.2 stock, yakju build) back to be repaired because my phones wifi stopped working. what happens is that the phone's wifi seems be stuck "turning on", but never actually does. No wifi icon or anything appears. wifi hotspot doesnt work either. I had my GN from about a week after it was released (I'm in australia so that was about the 22nd December), and around the 15th January is stopped working. This issue cannot be fixed with a reboot, a hard reset, flashing stock roms, toggling airplane mode or anything trivial like that, as I (and others) have tried.
Now i have searched a while on google while i have been without my phone and I'm finding this problem is surfacing for other people too. From what i have seen there seems to be a correlation between 4.0.2 and this issue. Also, it seems to happen some time into the phones life; they do not have this issue when first purchased. I am concerned that this may be a recurring issue which surfaces over time, due to a design flaw or some sort of software issue. If so, this problem will start affecting a lot more people. If anyone who reads this has the same problem, could you please post when it started occuring and what rom, build etc (and anything else which may be helpful) you are running so we can shed a little light on this issue. which many more users i am sure will experience. cheers in advance

just incase anyone actually reads this Galaxy Nexus was sent back, and it was found that the printed ciruit board (PCB) needed replacing. More forums have surfaced since i last checked up on this problem so numbers are slowly rising. Once again, post here if you get the issue, we need numbers

Hi same issue i have butni solve i am living in turkey and i use habertürk news and i saw this application make notification wifi turning om.i reset my phone i load factory firmware but nothing happen ...always say wifi turning on...you need to change your system language another still write wifi turning on on screen in eglish and a application cause to this like my haberturk app
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same problem
Hi,
i had the same problem, wifi mac info was not showing anymore on the Nexus. Reboot and factory reset didn't help. Wifi wouldn't come on anymore.
Ask for a replacement, that's the only thing you can do

Can i ask what version of android you guys had? I'm wondering if this is going to be a recurring problem with hardware due to software issues or if it is purely a design flaw (PCB burning out, etc..) Cheers!

I have the same problem which happened last Saturday and it frustrated the hell out of me, i flashed to different versions of OS....didnt help...
restored to factory firmware and didnt backup the pictures and stuff on the phone!! (FML)
and brought it in to Fido on monday to have it serviced....
talking about bad luck...sigh....
they told me the turn around time is 10-15 business days... (N)
will report back once i hear from them

Before the issue happened, did your phone have any other issues? Say heating up while charging or running the WiFi?
I received a device in for repair with this issue and the customer reported it got really hot before the issue started happening. Everything looked fine on the motherboard - the WiFi antennas were intact. Reloading the software did nothing which means it's a hardware issue..
So very strange. I wonder what's causing this.

i remember when my wifi stopped working i was running 4.0.2. I was actually on holidays in Japan at the time and i was wifi hopping quite a lot around the airport (i was walking around and the wifi would go out of range, latch on again... etc) not sure if that had anything to do with it. Hopped on the plane home and i remember i was on airplane mode using an app called colornote. the phone hung pretty hard and i had to pull the battery. rebooted and tried again and after 10 mins, phone crashed again doing the same thing. Got home and the wifi wasnt working. Not sure if any of this had anything to do with it, but maybe. Didnt notice any overheating, but then again i was around snow haha

hi mrmiklepower
just wondering if your phone has been good since you got it back from repair?
i noticed the phone would reboot itself over and over again after i flashed it back to the stock rom. I just called the third party repair shop that my carrier sent the phone to, they told me its still being fixed.
Oh i hope they will return me my phone soon.

My phone is actually still being repaired also. It's been a total of 2 months since i sent if back! they contacted me and all i know so far is that the phones PCD needed replacing. when my phone arrives i will update as soon as i can. should receive it sometime this week, but its not certain. the majority of my ownership of this phone has been me waiting for its return

Holy mother of lord...
I actually called the third party repair shop that my carrier uses to check on the status of the repair. And they told me its actually In quality control which means the problem was fixed and they're just testing it before they send it back to the store where I brought the phone too. Hoping they'll send it in on Monday so I can either pick it up on the day of or the next day.....keeping my fingers crossed.
Will keep you posted on the status of it too.
Sigh

Ok I got my phone back today.
on the reference sheet I got from the repair shop
it states REPLACED PBA, BGA Failure
I looked it up online and PBA means Printed Board Assembly
which probably means the motherboard was defective and had to be replaced.
and now the phone is working fine. So i guess when this phone was made, there were some flaws with the motherboard on it, thus causing this problem.
Anyways, I hope this information helps with others who experience the same problem

Thanks for letting us know! O got mine back today with the same thing. So looks like there is no way of fixing besides sending it back. Good luck to anyone else who gets this problem
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So it seems there's no fix for this?
I've been doing some research and it doesn't seem anyone can fix this.. I tried reflashing, wiping every possible thing, etc.. even flashing the stock software via odin. Still no luck.. It seems that we are indeed stuck with sending it back in for a supposedly defective part which seriously blows.
My other question is.. you guys who already received your phones back, did anyone end up with the problem again?
PLEASE if anyone knows how to fix this.. chime in!!!

I had an issue similar to that with my transformer and to fix it I just flash a new kernel im not sure itwill fix the problem for you but it's worth a try
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Since getting my phone back the problem has not occurred again. I don't think there is anything that can be done as a component needed to be changed apparently. Good luck :/

Zeon45 said:
I had an issue similar to that with my transformer and to fix it I just flash a new kernel im not sure itwill fix the problem for you but it's worth a try
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Thanks, when returning to stock it flashes a new kernel. Also tried it again for the hell of it with faux's kernel, still no luck .

This sucks! This very same thing happened to me yesterday! I Odined back to stock.. no luck! Now after finding this thread, it looks like a hardware issue! That blows! I'll have to give Sprint a call tomorrow!

Hmm sucks to hear it's still cropping up around the place, I heard someone say this issue entered quality control. But anyway, if it helps I've had my phone back for about a month and a bit and its still going strong. hopefully it doesn't happen again though. good luck, hopefully it won't take too long for your phone to come back!

Hi,
I'm with Telus in Canada and had the exact same problem and had my GN repaired. It took only 2 weeks and I just got my unit back. I had already read a lot online about this issue so I asked the Telus rep to tell me what the issue was. She told me that the report states that the board was replaced. This is definitely a hardware problem. I'm hoping that the new board doesn't have this problem and my phone won't need to be repaired again,
I run 4.0.1 on my phone. Telus hasn't released an update yet. I was going to update mine by switching to yakju, but that's when I noticed that the wifi is not working and I thought it's not a good idea to change the stock ROM.

Is there any hope open to all suggestions

Here's the problem around the second week of this month my boyfriend's Acer a100 bricked itself. When you turn it on it gets stuck on the Acer logo and will not go any further. I called Acer to try and see if they could help me but they stated that it was a hardware issue and to send it in to be repaired; however, there is some major damage done to the screen. It is crack very bad but it is still usable. I'm wondering is there anyone that can give me some advice on how to fix it or what to do to get it where it can be used again. Another thing is I'm thinking that because of the damage done to the device that it voids the warranty, does anyone know if I am right? oh yeah his device is not rooted.

My device had the same problem one day. i messed around with some things to try to fix it and just made things worse , when i talked to acer it seemed as if it was a common thing because in a matter of mintues i was getting the details of where to ship it to be repaired. To my understanding the cracked screen shouldnt be a problem since they would be replacing the motherboard(i believe) and the screen will come back the same way you sent it to them.

devin12321 said:
My device had the same problem one day. i messed around with some things to try to fix it and just made things worse , when i talked to acer it seemed as if it was a common thing because in a matter of mintues i was getting the details of where to ship it to be repaired. To my understanding the cracked screen shouldnt be a problem since they would be replacing the motherboard(i believe) and the screen will come back the same way you sent it to them.
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I think thats what he's gon have to do because I have clue what else he should do. I wanna call back and ask them will the damage effect the warranty but I'm to nervous they will actually say yes.

Send it to them and if they call you then you accuse them of breaking it...problem solved lol
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[Q] My phone died

Yesterday my phone froze a few times, today it is dead. Red led is blinking but other than that I can't turn it on.
The phone is rooted and I can't fix it up before taking it to the service centre. Is there going to be a problem with my warranty, will they be able to tell?

xperiaforme said:
Yesterday my phone froze a few times, today it is dead. Red led is blinking but other than that I can't turn it on.
The phone is rooted and I can't fix it up before taking it to the service centre. Is there going to be a problem with my warranty, will they be able to tell?
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If your phone was not updated to 4.1.2 then this is called Sudden Death syndrome which happens in note 2 when it is on 4.1.1. I haven't experienced this but, i heard the only way is to replace the mother board. I think this is a hard brick and hence no one will be able to tell whether your phone was rooted or not.

prabukannappan said:
If your phone was not updated to 4.1.2 then this is called Sudden Death syndrome which happens in note 2 when it is on 4.1.1. I haven't experienced this but, i heard the only way is to replace the mother board. I think this is a hard brick and hence no one will be able to tell whether your phone was rooted or not.
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No, it was not updated. I hope they will fix it properly and I really hope they don't charge me for repair, I don't even know how much it would cost and if it would not be better to just buy a new phone if they don't acknowlege my warranty. So I really hope you are right they won't be able to tell.

xperiaforme said:
No, it was not updated. I hope they will fix it properly and I really hope they don't charge me for repair, I don't even know how much it would cost and if it would not be better to just buy a new phone if they don't acknowlege my warranty. So I really hope you are right they won't be able to tell.
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I'm sorry I couldn't help more. If you're not able to use Download,Recovery options in your phone then i believe the rooting can't be figured out.
Wither way, just check for this by posting in the below forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2093599&page=91

Oh well, the phone is now on the way to the service. They better not break the screen or something. And here's hoping they don't charge me for their fault in product.

xperiaforme said:
Oh well, the phone is now on the way to the service. They better not break the screen or something. And here's hoping they don't charge me for their fault in product.
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Hi,
i just posted this query in another forum and the answer is you've the warranty you'll not be made to pay for this.
If you're not under warranty, it costs about half of the device cost.
Just let me know whats happens ok?
and also whether you were able to access download or recovery mode?

Battery overheating screen but not hot issue

Hi, Anyone had a similar problem to this?
The phone isn't hot at all,I've tried changing the
battery which didn't work not sure what the issue
is and also if anyone has had this problem and
managed to repair it.
Thanks

I have this exact problem at the moment. I spoke to a tech and he said it might be the board and if so it may not be fixable. If you do find a solution please post it here. I'm going to the technician tomorrow, I will put my feedback from that visit here.

CaraMartelli said:
I have this exact problem at the moment. I spoke to a tech and he said it might be the board and if so it may not be fixable. If you do find a solution please post it here. I'm going to the technician tomorrow, I will put my feedback from that visit here.
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Any update?
Xperia Z1 Compact .386 rooted

Hi!
I have exactly the same problem, before the phone tunrs off i got a messege that the phone will turn off because the high temperature or something like that, and in this moment it never turns on, i think it could be becuse the last firmware update 5.1.1 (14.6.A.0.368)

Oreltub said:
Any update?
Xperia Z1 Compact .386 rooted
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Yes, unfortunately the phone cannot be repaired, the tech says the main board is gone. I'm really wary of sony now.

seaspray99 said:
Hi, Anyone had a similar problem to this?
The phone isn't hot at all,I've tried changing the
battery which didn't work not sure what the issue
is and also if anyone has had this problem and
managed to repair it.
Thanks
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If you have warranty claim it. Or u have to spend some money to repair

I take my phone to sauna in weekends where is 110*C
It gets really hot but phone never shuts down nor has it ever told me it's too hot.
Really amazing phone.

Nexus 5x screen not working. Display changed ,same issue

Hi All,
This is my nexus 5x. Phone is working. But nothing on display. I have replaced a working display as well ,same issue. Anyone to help me?

Hi, I have the same issue, did u find any fix?

Alizpk said:
Hi, I have the same issue, did u find any fix?
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not yet brother. I'm really disappointed with this issue Is this happened to you after update to Android O? What did you try?

I don't know the fix for this. I just kept my phone is my drawer for a few months and when I took it out, it was fixed.
Although I did note 1 thing - The display had started to show white noise as soon as it became hot. I had to keep it on a cold plate to make it normal again. The only thing I can recommend is putting it in fridge or something and then turning it on. Listen to me at your own risk. I ain't no mobile fixer, but just a random guy.

AngelousJi said:
The only thing I can recommend is putting it in fridge or something
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That's literally the biggest no-no with electronics.
When you can't repair something on your own, you would usually seek out a person who can and, eventually, pay for the repair. You do not ask for possible solutions which you would probably not be able to perform on your own.

shhnedo said:
That's literally the biggest no-no with electronics.
When you can't repair something on your own, you would usually seek out a person who can and, eventually, pay for the repair. You do not ask for possible solutions which you would probably not be able to perform on your own.
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This certain advice is being given everywhere. (Even I'm a bit skeptical on this). On that repair thing- I literally asked every single repair guy in my local city and not a single one could fix it. This nexus had just become my tinkering toy so I had nothing to lose. If anyone still has the value for it, please take it to your repair guy.

I think this is the same issue that I have. I talked to Larry from India at Google. He had the same issue with his phone and LG was fixing the issue for his phone. He said it was a connector from the board to the screen.
So he hooked me up with LG. I talked to Holly and she sent me an label and repair under warr. They extended their normal warranty. LG previously fixed the bootloader issue by replacing the motherboard, so this issue may have been caused when they fixed the phone. May want to try contacting LG, see if it helps.

Hi, i have the same issue on my Nexus 5x. did you find any solution?
This is the second time happened to my Nexus 5X. but it fixed with no reason after about 3-4 days i put into drawer.
then this happen again since last night.
Did you try to clear the delvik cache or something via recovery mode?
sorry for bad english

This is the bootloop of death. Check on the forum for further informations