Author Topic: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks  (Read 1799 times)

chefshoes (OP)

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Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« on: April 08, 2017, 09:29:19 pm »
Hi
All of a sudden my gpd xd won't go on WiFi. Says WiFi is turning on then goes back to offline.

Doesn't error just doesn't turn on.

Any ideas?

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skelton

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2017, 09:40:58 pm »
Maybe a hardware issue? It doesn't seem normal at all. Try reinstalling firmware but if it:'s a hardware problem I don't think it will get fixed.
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chefshoes (OP)

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2017, 10:07:29 pm »
How do you reinstall firmware?

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skelton

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2017, 10:25:20 pm »
Check this thread, it comes with video tutorial for upgrading firmware

http://boards.dingoonity.org/gpd-android-devices/(-video-tutorials-)-common-cure-to-the-what-do-i-do-now/
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chefshoes (OP)

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2017, 08:46:16 am »
Is it worth opening up the shell to see if there is any broken antenna or solder?

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ruffnutts

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2017, 08:46:48 am »
would like to use a 5Ghz nano dongle, be coool if this option could be added to the firmware, but I'm sure it would be a lot of work ???
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chefshoes (OP)

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2017, 08:49:29 am »
Is there such a thing as a micro USB WiFi dongle I could plug in?

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skelton

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2017, 09:36:31 am »
In theory It Supports some USB WiFi adapters v?a otg, but not sure which chipset would be supported. Probably not Too Many because Linux kernel is a bit old.
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chefshoes (OP)

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2017, 09:37:55 am »
Upgrading fw now as per earlier link. Fingers crossed :)

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chefshoes (OP)

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2017, 09:08:37 am »
Weirdly. The firmware made no difference however I gave up and left it a few days and all of a sudden it worked. But a few days later dies again. Wtf

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skelton

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2017, 09:59:05 am »
Probably a hardware issue, or bad soldered wifi antenna.
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chefshoes (OP)

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2017, 09:59:53 am »
Ah maybe worth opening the guts and having a poke

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PsyOps

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2017, 10:03:02 am »
Yeh i second that, sounds like hardware. I had a laptop that did that. Was overheating i think. Never found out for sure but i bought a wifi dongle thingy for it.
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chefshoes (OP)

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2017, 10:19:20 am »
Would I be able to shove a USB WiFi dongle in the GPd via USB adapter?

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PsyOps

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2017, 10:53:06 am »
with OTG i dont see why not. I guess it depends on drivers n stuff. I'm not to savy on it.
Saw this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu0ixxeYemc&t=53s
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CommanderKitler

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Re: Gpd xd WiFi won't turn on and find networks
« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2017, 08:06:34 am »
Quote from: skelton on April 15, 2017, 09:59:05 am
Probably a hardware issue, or bad soldered wifi antenna.
That depends: as the OP is describing it actually sounds like he switches the wifi switch to "On" and instantly (or after a few seconds) it turns off by itself. That makes me doubt that it is an issue with the soldering of the antenna. It's probably related to the WiFi chip itself.( so probably not an easy fix)

Quote from: chefshoes on April 15, 2017, 09:59:53 am
Ah maybe worth opening the guts and having a poke

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I wouldn't open it up. The guts of the XD are kinda fragile and it's easy to break something.
 If you still got warranty send it back to the retailer/GPD.


Quote from: PsyOps on April 15, 2017, 10:53:06 am
with OTG i dont see why not. I guess it depends on drivers n stuff. I'm not to savy on it.
Saw this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu0ixxeYemc&t=53s

Like skelton already said the linux kernel used is "3.10" from 2013 It is used with most android devices probably for stability and compatibility reasons. So there is a good chance that dongles from 2013 or older ones will work as long as they work with open source drivers. I remember that back in the day (around 2008 when i still used wifi dongles with my desktop) a lot of wifi dongle chipsets used proprietary drivers or proprietary binary blobs making it close to impossible getting them running with linux.
So i'd suggest checking which wifi Chipsets have open source drivers inside of the 3.10 kernel and then buying a stick with one of those older chipsets.
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