[Motorola Droid 3] flamer.gamer:
Hello everyone, I know I am totally new to the forum but I assure you that before I wrote this, & before I even joined, I’ve been digging into all WiFi-related problems.

Before I post in this great forum I want to say that I owe all the developers here a BIG thanks, not only for development effort, but also for all help and guidance, it is you guys what make this forum and android community amazing! THANK YOU GUYS !!

The post might look long but I thought describing the issue in one brief post would be better in avoiding doing so in the form of many 2-line posts scattered through a 10-page thread.

Although my WiFi issue seems to me more like a hardware malfunction issue, it seems it’s one of its own where some indicators make me doubt it could be related to software too.

Here what the problem is about:

While I was messaging on WhatsApp, my phone suddenly disconnected from home WiFi & wasn’t able to reconnect anymore at all.

I now can only scan for wireless networks; here is how the problem takes place:

- As soon as I connect to a WiFi network, either it being secured or non-secured, the procedure gets stuck for 10-20 seconds at “Obtaining IP address from (Network ABC)”

- WiFi stays on but then shows “disconnected” or “Unsuccessful”, & (Network ABC) disappears from available networks list (unknown networks doesn’t)

- (Network ABC) reappears –> Device tries connecting to it –> Hangs in obtaining IP –> WiFi turns off

- I turn it on –> Device tries connecting to (Network ABC) –> Fails the same way –> WiFi turns off

- I turn it on –> Hangs completely in “Turning On…”, can’t disable or enable or anything, & got to reboot or battery would drain like crazy!

Things I tried (with no good):

- Resetting my WiFi router (other devices can connect to it)

- Connecting to other private & public routers that other devices normally connect to

- Fix WiFi using market applications: FXR WiFi fix and rescue, and Fix My WiFi

- Wiping cache & Wiping/Factory reset using the built in recovery on device

- Restoring a non-safe system recovery img that was created before the problem started

- Using RSDLite to flash the XT860 5.5.1-112 sbf available at sbf.droid-developers.org

- Safestrap: Wiped cache & dalvik cache, Formatted /system, then Wiped/Factory reset

- Connecting WiFi while on other ROMs (in safe system): CM9, MAVROM 4.5, DarkDroid 1.1, & the rooted deodexed 2.3.6 Motoblur.

Other info & symptoms that may help:

- Mobile hotspot not working in the manner of WiFi: As soon as my laptop or another device tries connecting to my XT860 mobile hotspot, the hotspot disappears from network list on my laptop

- The problem started during my first WiFi usage after the enabling of APN mobile network data

- When I switched on WiFi while Mobile Data was enabled, phone showed a successful connection to my home WiFi ! But stayed for a minute or two, then disconnected, then mobile data would hang & wouldn’t get disabled without a reboot

- WhatsApp chooses random tones when a message is received, even after the many flashes I did (this might sound geeky to mention lol, but it all actually started when I was using WhatsApp, which works using radio)

- GSM network and Bluetooth are working fine

So what do you guys think? What is the chance of it being about the drivers or something?

Or is it totally a hardware defect that grants me a replacement especially that it started while on stock?

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