[HELP]Nexus 5 not working.

[rootb3r]

Hello guys,

A friend of mine just bought nexus 5 from some guy at a cheap price the only problem with the phone was its wifi & Bluetooth was not working so my friend changed some IC's and still the problem persists now he has handed his phone over to me(I love fixing things) for few weeks to fix the problem. I don't know whether the problem is related to hardware or with the OS I'm thinking to root the phone and install CM 13 and see whether it fixes the problem.

What else would you guy's suggest ? Where could possibly the problem lie?
Your suggestions are most welcomed.:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

Thanks for reading.. waiting for replies.

 

[SlimSnoopOS]

Hello guys,

A friend of mine just bought nexus 5 from some guy at a cheap price the only problem with the phone was its wifi & Bluetooth was not working so my friend changed some IC's and still the problem persists now he has handed his phone over to me(I love fixing things) for few weeks to fix the problem. I don't know whether the problem is related to hardware or with the OS I'm thinking to root the phone and install CM 13 and see whether it fixes the problem.

What else would you guy's suggest ? Where could possibly the problem lie?
Your suggestions are most welcomed.:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

Thanks for reading.. waiting for replies.

Is this a Nexus 5X with a fingerprint sensor or Nexus 5? I'd say start from a clean slate with the factory image then decide if it's hardware or software related.

Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

 

[rootb3r]

Is this a Nexus 5X with a fingerprint sensor or Nexus 5? I'd say start from a clean slate with the factory image then decide if it's hardware or software related.

Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Sorry, I posted in wrong section its Google nexus 5 not 5x.

Where can I find factory image?
Also, how should I figure out what the problem might be?
Can I go for CM instead of stock ROM?

Thanks for reply.

 

[SlimSnoopOS]

Sorry, I posted in wrong section its Google nexus 5 not 5x.

Where can I find factory image?
Also, how should I figure out what the problem might be?
Can I go for CM instead of stock ROM?

Thanks for reply.

Factory images: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en

I've never owned the Nexus 5 but for any phone I'd go back to stock and test out the phone. I suggest resetting the router, upgrading the software, or changing frequencies with WiFi. For BT, try pairing with another device and see if it works.

If WiFi and BT are not connecting even after a factory reset and install of the factory image, that's likely a hardware problem.

Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

 

[rootb3r]

Factory images: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images?hl=en

I've never owned the Nexus 5 but for any phone I'd go back to stock and test out the phone. I suggest resetting the router, upgrading the software, or changing frequencies with WiFi. For BT, try pairing with another device and see if it works.

If WiFi and BT are not connecting even after a factory reset and install of the factory image, that's likely a hardware problem.

Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

I guess to even install stock image I'll need to unlock bootloader and root it and install the stock image or should I root and install other ROM's like PURE LEXUS...etc.

 

[SlimSnoopOS]

I guess to even install stock image I'll need to unlock bootloader and root it and install the stock image or should I root and install other ROM's like PURE LEXUS...etc.

That's up to you. Maybe it is software related and easily fixable via custom rom? I'm sure people in the Nexus 5 forums would be better informed.

Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

 

[metpage]

Have you simply tried to open the back cover and see if the antenna's are properly connected? There are 2 (left and right of the battery). If that checks out then i would unlock the bootloader and install the latest factory image. Installing another ROM like Pure or whatever doesn't guarantee it's a software or hardware issue. Best troubleshooting step is to use the latest stock rom and go from there.