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_BluE_AngeL_

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Hi! Yesterday I took my Nexus 5 on a trip on top of my car and he decided to take a jump to see what will happen... Anyway, after really exciting jump and after I've found him, he was pretty much destroyed, but still working. So, I ordered new display with side bezels and repaired him today. At first everything seemed to be working, but now WiFi and Bluetooth won't turn on. I've took the back panel off to make sure everything is OK, and then I could turn Bluetooth on. After putting everything together again, it won't turn on. And I saw that for some short period of time, just after I assembled the phone, it had WiFi. :-/
So, now I'm confused.

Is it possible to have software issue, or could it still be hardware?
How can I, anyway, check if everything works with hardware?

Btw. I'm still on stock unrooted ROM. (Wanted to see how it is to have a stable ROM after couple of years :) )

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If anyone is interested how I saw the WiFi was on or how it shows now...
Here you are...

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And... For those interested in how it looks...

Shattered, new original display, assembled again


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_BluE_AngeL_ said:
Hi! Yesterday I took my Nexus 5 on a trip on top of my car and he decided to take a jump to see what will happen... Anyway, after really exciting jump and after I've found him, he was pretty much destroyed, but still working. So, I ordered new display with side bezels and repaired him today. At first everything seemed to be working, but now WiFi and Bluetooth won't turn on. I've took the back panel off to make sure everything is OK, and then I could turn Bluetooth on. After putting everything together again, it won't turn on. And I saw that for some short period of time, just after I assembled the phone, it had WiFi. :-/
So, now I'm confused.

Is it possible to have software issue, or could it still be hardware?
How can I, anyway, check if everything works with hardware?

Btw. I'm still on stock unrooted ROM. (Wanted to see how it is to have a stable ROM after couple of years :) )

Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app
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i'm 99 percent sure it's hardware. software is flashed into chips so that cannot be the issue. it's hard to find out yourself wich part is broken.:( the best thing you can do is send it to your seller or a near phone shop.;)
 
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Did the screen flicker what so ever? This happen to me because the screen was not original and I end up sending it back to the seller. Where did you get your screen from? You might have broke something when assemble.

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wow! That's what I would call a well shattered screen.
I would suggest you to take it apart again if that's not too hard to do, blow the logic board in case some particles are rolling on it and reassemble it. It could do the trick eventually. Re-flashing stock Rom shouldn't be ignored. At least on a PC, a driver can get corrupted when a laptop falls.
 
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GUGUITOMTG4 said:
wow! That's what I would call a well shattered screen.
I would suggest you to take it apart again if that's not too hard to do, blow the logic board in case some particles are rolling on it and reassemble it. It could do the trick eventually. Re-flashing stock Rom shouldn't be ignored. At least on a PC, a driver can get corrupted when a laptop falls.
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This was my screen lol

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I was thinking that too, but why it worked for some time then...
Maybe some of the connections are not connected well.

I'll try to see it one more time tomorrow...

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I ordered my screen from vodafone repair service in Nürnberg, Germany and it came the day after. (It costs 140€, and if you want the repair too, then it's 199€. Not very happy about the price...) My replace screen is original from LG and works perfectly. I have to say- maybe even better than the old one. No flickering whatsoever. Backlight is also a bit better because it is equally divided over the screen. Plus, the bezels had new buttons on it, and now has smaller holes on the bottom and power button doesn't rattle any more. From the outside, only the back cover now has two small scratches. :( everything else is great.

I'm pretty much sure that something didn't connected correctly because sometimes bluetooth works. Tomorrow I'll disassemble it again and see.


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xXghostXx313

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Maybe its better to send it to lg for repairs? That's what I'm planning to do. I bought my replacement screen for 150 and it was just hell because so many issues. That's the same price for a repair by lg. Im going to sent it to lg soon but not yet because I been to lazy lol.

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The service wanted to charge me almost 60€ more for their work, plus they said that they would most probably reflash the ROM and I would lose all my data...
And I only wanted to save my data. So, for me, this is the best solution.

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Sounds like the antennas are not contacting properly. Seems it can happen to anyone upon removing the backplate.

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I've just disassembled it and reassembled again. Everything looks good. All connections are good and nothing seems to be loose.
I even tried to press the back panel around the camera lens to make a better contact with the antenna, but still nothing.
Looks like this in the WiFi settings...


So, actually, I think it's a software problem and am going to root it now and flash the new ROM.

After that we'll see.
If there isn't any success after that, you all know where to find spare parts for your Nexus 5. :)

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_BluE_AngeL_ said:
I've just disassembled it and reassembled again. Everything looks good. All connections are good and nothing seems to be loose.
I even tried to press the back panel around the camera lens to make a better contact with the antenna, but still nothing.
Looks like this in the WiFi settings...


So, actually, I think it's a software problem and am going to root it now and flash the new ROM.

After that we'll see.
If there isn't any success after that, you all know where to find spare parts for your Nexus 5. :)

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Hope it's just software issue, reflash stock after unlocking bootloader http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
 
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    _BluE_AngeL_ said:
    I've just disassembled it and reassembled again. Everything looks good. All connections are good and nothing seems to be loose.
    I even tried to press the back panel around the camera lens to make a better contact with the antenna, but still nothing.
    Looks like this in the WiFi settings...


    So, actually, I think it's a software problem and am going to root it now and flash the new ROM.

    After that we'll see.
    If there isn't any success after that, you all know where to find spare parts for your Nexus 5. :)

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Hope it's just software issue, reflash stock after unlocking bootloader http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
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