I grabbed my brother's S II X because he was tired of it (phone having some issues that I didnt get so far, but he's not the most responsible phone user out there). Screen is cracked (not a huge crack, touch works 100%), bezel in poor condition, but otherwise works great.
Except for the Wi-Fi, which most of the time I cannot get working for some reason. It just stays off, or if I go in the Wifi menu and turn it on there, it shows "Turning On...", then stays there. Sometimes it starts working for absolutely no reason, sometimes it works from a cold boot, sometimes it works after enabling data/4G and messing with other stuff. I can't replicate the fixes. And it will also "disable" itself automatically for no reason after a while (could be minutes, could be hours).
A quick search made me realize this was a recurring issue with a few phones, not only the T989, but the fixes are missing.
It was doing this on stock 4.0.3, now I flashed AOKP's latest nightly (2013-02-22) and the issue is still there. I havent touched the kernel at all, other than dumping AOKP in there (if it includes a custom kernel then I guess I did, but otherwise I havent flashed anything else other than AOKP).
Anybody knows what is going on, or a tip to figure it out? Its rather annoying not being able to use Wi-Fi, especially since I was hoping I could change carriers to drop my plan prices by half by losing unused data.
I have a Canadian/Telus T989D, using the TLLE4 radio. I will try the TLLG2 (Koodo) radio and see if the issue is still there, but Id like to have a few ideas to try out since Im not really used to the inner workings of an Android phone.
Up, I really need tips on how to try and fix the issue. The phone is barely usable, the USB won't connect to the computer 19/20 times, Wi-Fi doesn't really work, and BT doesn't even turn on. I needed to remove the SD card from my old phone to put in this one and manually transfer pictures I took for job, to put them in the computer...
I flashed TLLG2 radio (Koodo) and Wi-Fi worked immediately after, but again stopped working shortly after. EDIT: BT doesn't seem to work on TLLG2, now that Im back on TLLE4 it works, but WiFi still doesn't work
For the longest time I've been using Scott's Clean ROM ACE on my Note 2. About a week ago, My WiFi started acting up. It would stop working (Stay connected, but not work) so I tried turning it off then back on (then Wireless) and it would just sorta freeze, Saying "Turning off Wifi" Only way I could get it back was to pull the battery, And when it turned back on... Id try to turn Wifi back on, and it would just say "Turning on Wifi" would continue saying that, And the button would go back to "off" but it would still say turning on Wifi, I tried completely resetting it, worked for the most part, but my phone would be really laggy and sometimes the Back and menu buttons or whatever would not work, Or they would lag really bad. So I ended up trying a new ROM, And it did the same thing with the Wifi... I cleared everything, Tried with my SD card, Tried without... same issue.
So, is this a hardware issue or a ROM / Driver issue? I tried the Team Asylum CM10 ROM, And even tried resetting my Clean ROM ACE.. Still no luck. What would be the issue here? My phone has never been dropped, Or got wet... Or been in extreme heat or cold.
ZackFearheart said:
For the longest time I've been using Scott's Clean ROM ACE on my Note 2. About a week ago, My WiFi started acting up. It would stop working (Stay connected, but not work) so I tried turning it off then back on (then Wireless) and it would just sorta freeze, Saying "Turning off Wifi" Only way I could get it back was to pull the battery, And when it turned back on... Id try to turn Wifi back on, and it would just say "Turning on Wifi" would continue saying that, And the button would go back to "off" but it would still say turning on Wifi, I tried completely resetting it, worked for the most part, but my phone would be really laggy and sometimes the Back and menu buttons or whatever would not work, Or they would lag really bad. So I ended up trying a new ROM, And it did the same thing with the Wifi... I cleared everything, Tried with my SD card, Tried without... same issue.
So, is this a hardware issue or a ROM / Driver issue? I tried the Team Asylum CM10 ROM, And even tried resetting my Clean ROM ACE.. Still no luck. What would be the issue here? My phone has never been dropped, Or got wet... Or been in extreme heat or cold.
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Hmm it doesn't sound good but just to be sure I would do a complete flash back to stock with Odin to see if that solves your issue.
Otherwise it could be a motherboard issue, since all the things you're talking about are separate components on the board. It isn't like the Wi-Fi is somehow tied to the keys, so it could be something as simple as a bad resistor.
crixley said:
Hmm it doesn't sound good but just to be sure I would do a complete flash back to stock with Odin to see if that solves your issue.
Otherwise it could be a motherboard issue, since all the things you're talking about are separate components on the board. It isn't like the Wi-Fi is somehow tied to the keys, so it could be something as simple as a bad resistor.
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So I tried resetting it back to AT&T and nothing, The WiFi still isn't working. It'll be off, I try turning it on... It'll say turning on wifi... For a while, Then the switch thing goes back to "off". Sometimes it'll be greyed out and I can't do anything. So I dunno what to do now.
ZackFearheart said:
So I tried resetting it back to AT&T and nothing, The WiFi still isn't working. It'll be off, I try turning it on... It'll say turning on wifi... For a while, Then the switch thing goes back to "off". Sometimes it'll be greyed out and I can't do anything. So I dunno what to do now.
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Any warranty?
Check your flash counter to see if it is tripped. If you used odin and flashed back to stock and the issue persists, then it is hardware. Make sure the flash counter is not tripped and send it in for repair
crixley said:
Any warranty?
Check your flash counter to see if it is tripped. If you used odin and flashed back to stock and the issue persists, then it is hardware. Make sure the flash counter is not tripped and send it in for repair
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Weird thing is, I can get the Wifi to work after a while. I did reset the flash counter. Should I try flashing a custom ROM again and seeing if it works?
EDIT: I flashed Scott's ROM 5.0 after doing a flash counter reset and everything is working fine now. I wonder if that is something Samsung does... Or if maybe something got corrupted.
I'm running the stock 4.1.2 on a GT-N7100. Used to work fine, now trying to enable wifi hotspot tethering but I get nothing. Basically I tap the I/O button while it's green and it grays out for a bit then returns to O. It won't turn on. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
update: even regular wifi doesn't work, stuck on trying to activate. I don't recall changing anything between today and yesterday. Tried rebooting obviously still nothing.
It worked for a while then stopped again. Is there like a reset for wifi/tethering alone?
sherief87 said:
I'm running the stock 4.1.2 on a GT-N7100. Used to work fine, now trying to enable wifi hotspot tethering but I get nothing. Basically I tap the I/O button while it's green and it grays out for a bit then returns to O. It won't turn on. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
update: even regular wifi doesn't work, stuck on trying to activate. I don't recall changing anything between today and yesterday. Tried rebooting obviously still nothing.
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Hello,
I have spent many hours attempting to solve the ongoing problem of the wifi button not responding but remaining gray when touched. Here is a quick chronology of symptoms and attempted fixes. I love everything else about the phone, especially the size, but am close to throwing my hands into the air. If anyone has any suggestions as to a Rom that may finally fix this, please let me know!
Wifi worked fine on phone for about 6 months, then became unreliable, not connecting after being out of range and coming back into range of wifi stations. I was usually able to force it to come on by a reset, pulling battery, turning off mobile data and calling *#0011# and turning wifi power saver off and on several times.
After this would no longer work, I rooted phone with CF-Auto-Root-jfltetmo-jfltetmo-sghm919.tar.md5 , was able to use wifi for a day or two, then nothing would force it on.
Tried multiple custom roms, including CM11 kitkat and CM12 Lollipop, same results, I would originally get wifi to fire up and connect, but after a day or two max, nothing.
Have flashed stock kernel for modem, nothing.
Took back of phone off, unplugged and plugged in blue antenna wire, nothing.
Recently flashed M919UVUFNH7_STOCK_ROOTED_DEODEX_KNOXLESS along with NH7_modem.tar.md5, wifi worked a little while, and as usual, wont respond to any resets, battery pulls, etc.
Thanks for any help you may be able to afford.
ive been having the same issue or a month or so now... cant seem to find a sulution anywhere. I too tried multiple roms, even the new 6.0 . I cant imigine its the wifi antennae because it works fine when it wants to... gettin frustrated with it.
MorrisonMike said:
Hello,
I have spent many hours attempting to solve the ongoing problem of the wifi button not responding but remaining gray when touched. Here is a quick chronology of symptoms and attempted fixes. I love everything else about the phone, especially the size, but am close to throwing my hands into the air. If anyone has any suggestions as to a Rom that may finally fix this, please let me know!
Wifi worked fine on phone for about 6 months, then became unreliable, not connecting after being out of range and coming back into range of wifi stations. I was usually able to force it to come on by a reset, pulling battery, turning off mobile data and calling *#0011# and turning wifi power saver off and on several times.
After this would no longer work, I rooted phone with CF-Auto-Root-jfltetmo-jfltetmo-sghm919.tar.md5 , was able to use wifi for a day or two, then nothing would force it on.
Tried multiple custom roms, including CM11 kitkat and CM12 Lollipop, same results, I would originally get wifi to fire up and connect, but after a day or two max, nothing.
Have flashed stock kernel for modem, nothing.
Took back of phone off, unplugged and plugged in blue antenna wire, nothing.
Recently flashed M919UVUFNH7_STOCK_ROOTED_DEODEX_KNOXLESS along with NH7_modem.tar.md5, wifi worked a little while, and as usual, wont respond to any resets, battery pulls, etc.
Thanks for any help you may be able to afford.
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Need more info....did you try to just Odin the official firmware yet?
MorrisonMike said:
Hello,
I have spent many hours attempting to solve the ongoing problem of the wifi button not responding but remaining gray when touched. Here is a quick chronology of symptoms and attempted fixes. I love everything else about the phone, especially the size, but am close to throwing my hands into the air. If anyone has any suggestions as to a Rom that may finally fix this, please let me know!
Wifi worked fine on phone for about 6 months, then became unreliable, not connecting after being out of range and coming back into range of wifi stations. I was usually able to force it to come on by a reset, pulling battery, turning off mobile data and calling *#0011# and turning wifi power saver off and on several times.
After this would no longer work, I rooted phone with CF-Auto-Root-jfltetmo-jfltetmo-sghm919.tar.md5 , was able to use wifi for a day or two, then nothing would force it on.
Tried multiple custom roms, including CM11 kitkat and CM12 Lollipop, same results, I would originally get wifi to fire up and connect, but after a day or two max, nothing.
Have flashed stock kernel for modem, nothing.
Took back of phone off, unplugged and plugged in blue antenna wire, nothing.
Recently flashed M919UVUFNH7_STOCK_ROOTED_DEODEX_KNOXLESS along with NH7_modem.tar.md5, wifi worked a little while, and as usual, wont respond to any resets, battery pulls, etc.
Thanks for any help you may be able to afford.
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I agree, flashing stock firmware is one of the first things that should be done in this case
Blasito777 said:
ive been having the same issue or a month or so now... cant seem to find a sulution anywhere. I too tried multiple roms, even the new 6.0 . I cant imigine its the wifi antennae because it works fine when it wants to... gettin frustrated with it.
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MorrisonMike said:
Hello,
I have spent many hours attempting to solve the ongoing problem of the wifi button not responding but remaining gray when touched. Here is a quick chronology of symptoms and attempted fixes. I love everything else about the phone, especially the size, but am close to throwing my hands into the air. If anyone has any suggestions as to a Rom that may finally fix this, please let me know!
Wifi worked fine on phone for about 6 months, then became unreliable, not connecting after being out of range and coming back into range of wifi stations. I was usually able to force it to come on by a reset, pulling battery, turning off mobile data and calling *#0011# and turning wifi power saver off and on several times.
After this would no longer work, I rooted phone with CF-Auto-Root-jfltetmo-jfltetmo-sghm919.tar.md5 , was able to use wifi for a day or two, then nothing would force it on.
Tried multiple custom roms, including CM11 kitkat and CM12 Lollipop, same results, I would originally get wifi to fire up and connect, but after a day or two max, nothing.
Have flashed stock kernel for modem, nothing.
Took back of phone off, unplugged and plugged in blue antenna wire, nothing.
Recently flashed M919UVUFNH7_STOCK_ROOTED_DEODEX_KNOXLESS along with NH7_modem.tar.md5, wifi worked a little while, and as usual, wont respond to any resets, battery pulls, etc.
Thanks for any help you may be able to afford.
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I have a suggestion. Use the following link to get latest T Mobile firmware for the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
Sometimes it takes flashing the firmware twice for the full install of the radio to take properly.
To begin, remove the back of the phone, because your going to remove the battery after the first flash.
Boot into download mode by holding the volume down and power.
Assuming you know how to use Odin, before starting the first flash, unchecked the auto reboot option.
After Odin has reached the point of RESET, unplug the cable, remove the battery... Replace the battery, reboot into Download mode and
repeat the process, leaving auto reboot checked this time.
You are now completely stock. Your data will be basically left untouched.
Good luck.
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Have you tried cleaning the hardware contacts on the antenna? I remember this same scenario on my old HTC Desire... the antenna contacts were dirty IIRC and they needed cleaning.
Wow, so I am not the only one still facing this issue! I flashed this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539361 a few times and I eventually noticed the wifi issue as well.
Baseband: M919UVUF0H3
Kernel version: 3.4.0-2437203 [email protected] #1
Build number: KTU84P.M919UVUF0H3
Here's what I attempted:
1. Did a full wipe on the phone and installed full firmware 4.4.4 http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...mware-firmware-kernel-modem-recovery-t3193835
2. Flashed stock kernel from the same link above
3. Installed SuperSU, flashed TWRP
4. Installed and ran TriangleAway to clear KNOX counter
Same issue as OP--at first wifi would work but the connection would not stick and I was unable to activate the wifi button anymore. I tried uninstalling KNOX but I get an error "Failed to create KNOX mode." When I reboot into TWRP, I get the message "E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)."
I discovered that my EFS folder is empty. I don't have a backup. Could this be related to the wifi issue? Am I screwed?
Finally got the wifi working. Took the white shell that covers the board off and cleaned the contact on the shell with a q-tip and isopropyl, but it looked kinda scuzzy so I scratched it a bit to expose bare metal again. Then I went to the board side and pulled up on the tiny piece of metal that springs to make contact, enough to bend it to a steeper angle for better contact. Wifi and BT working steady for over an hour now. Thought id share.
http://blog.brokenlcds.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-bluetooth-and-wi-fi-problem/
Heres a link with pics of the locations of the antennas
Edit:
though the wifi worked briefly after this, it stopped working shortly afterwards... back to square one...
WiFi on G3 is giving me headache...
It wont work at all....wifi icon from a drop down menu is not responding.
Wifi Icon in the settings menu is grayed out.
I cant see available wifi networks.
Phone randomly restarts itself...
The phone was serviced and new battery was installed...
Funny part is that when i brought phone to service the technician tried wifi and it worked like a charm.
No hiccups,no freezing,no restart. NOTHING. I tried it myself and it worked too.
I brought phone back home and voila...same issues all over again...freezing,wifi not working etc,etc.....
I tried to flash 30b,30v,30n its all the same......
I tried different home router and the problem remains.
Anyone have any ideas? Is it hardware related issues?
It was faulty hardware, you should guarantee it.