Help please! - "Obtaining IP address" WiFi problem on Galaxy SIII - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello there.
I bought Samsung Galaxy SIII about two months ago, it was working great untill I updated it OTA. I had Android 4.04 before the update, when I updated it, it was still 4.04 but since then, my WiFi's not working. I mean, it works when I'm in the room where the router is, but when I leave the room, I don't have internet access. I updated to Jelly Bean OTA, still nothing. The problem is still there. Any suggestions? If you need more info about my phone, feel free to ask. Thank you in advance.

Anyone? Please help, without Wi-Fi my phone is useless for me.

Do a factory reset!
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jaidev.s said:
Do a factory reset!
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Are you sure? Because I don't want to lose all my data. And I already tried it when I had Android 4.04 and it didn't fix it, but I did not try it on Jelly Bean.

Make a backup and then do a full reset . After that flash stock ics
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jaidev.s said:
Make a backup and then do a full reset . After that flash stock ics
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Mind explaining me in more details please? I'm new to this flashing and things.

loni_hr said:
Mind explaining me in more details please? I'm new to this flashing and things.
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If your phone rooted?
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jaidev.s said:
If your phone rooted?
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No.

Then use kies for pc to make backup
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jaidev.s said:
Then use kies for pc to make backup
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Can you redirect me or maybe help me on how to flash to stock ICS?
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Sure ,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1655397
If you need further help don't hesitate to pm me
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jaidev.s said:
Sure ,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1655397
If you need further help don't hesitate to pm me
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Thank you, I'll try it and then comment here if it works or not.

Still nothing, any other ideas?

I doubt it has got something to do with the update. (I'm not saying it's impossible - It's just highly unlikely)
Maybe you typed the password wrong, or the security type is wrong.
Try deleting the network, from your device, and then checking out the different settings, like WEP, WPA, WPA2-Personal (PSK) and then checking if your password was/is incorrect
LG familyguy59/Beatsleigher

familyguy59 said:
I doubt it has got something to do with the update. (I'm not saying it's impossible - It's just highly unlikely)
Maybe you typed the password wrong, or the security type is wrong.
Try deleting the network, from your device, and then checking out the different settings, like WEP, WPA, WPA2-Personal (PSK) and then checking if your password was/is incorrect
LG familyguy59/Beatsleigher
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My password is not incorrect because I can connect when I'm in the room where the router is, but as soon as I leave, like 10 metres away from router, it disconnects and I get that " Obtaining IP address" error.

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Security Lock Pattern

Before someone flames me asking a question that may have already been answered, but Tapatalk doesn't exactly have the best search feature lol
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing issues with their pattern security feature? Mine seems to be accepting any gesture I use to unlock itself, which defeats the purpose of having one.
I'm using a rooted stock KH3 with the speedmod kernel if that helps.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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anhhai said:
Before someone flames me asking a question that may have already been answered, but Tapatalk doesn't exactly have the best search feature lol
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing issues with their pattern security feature? Mine seems to be accepting any gesture I use to unlock itself, which defeats the purpose of having one.
I'm using a rooted stock KH3 with the speedmod kernel if that helps.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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Just clear it and set a new one. It's what happens when you flash a new kernel.
Nevermind. Worked it out. Seems that when you setup your phone again and allow Google to restore your settings, it restores the feature but not to the pattern you drew, just a default =l
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johncmolyneux said:
Just clear it and set a new one. It's what happens when you flash a new kernel.
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Thanks champ =)
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anhhai said:
Thanks champ =)
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Np
johncmolyneux said:
Just clear it and set a new one. It's what happens when you flash a new kernel.
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thnx for the info bro
how to remove the Unlock pattern?
I have galaxy s2
i have the pattern unlock in a phone and i forgot the pattern.
i need to unlock the phone asap also i dont have the gmail account that asks in there.
plz help what to do?
or how to factory reset(hard reset) or reset at boot time?
Thanks
bhadresh said:
I have galaxy s2
i have the pattern unlock in a phone and i forgot the pattern.
i need to unlock the phone asap also i dont have the gmail account that asks in there.
plz help what to do?
or how to factory reset(hard reset) or reset at boot time?
Thanks
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Give back the phone, bro.
GT-I9100, Cognition S2 1.51, Black Android Theme
Seade said:
Give back the phone, bro.
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Yep, this pretty sums it up. Why ruin your karma for a phone?
bhadresh said:
I have galaxy s2
i have the pattern unlock in a phone and i forgot the pattern.
i need to unlock the phone asap also i dont have the gmail account that asks in there.
plz help what to do?
or how to factory reset(hard reset) or reset at boot time?
Thanks
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Thief. Stolen.
bhadresh said:
I have galaxy s2
i have the pattern unlock in a phone and i forgot the pattern.
i need to unlock the phone asap also i dont have the gmail account that asks in there.
plz help what to do?
or how to factory reset(hard reset) or reset at boot time?
Thanks
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throw the phone hard against the wall and it will activate a fail safe motion detecting feature which will unlock the phone when you pick it up.
xxlikquidxx said:
throw the phone hard against the wall and it will activate a fail safe motion detecting feature which will unlock the phone when you pick it up.
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my small sister also dont know the password for here email adress. so not eryone is a theft, how forget the pw

[Q] Random reboots after 4.1.1 upgrade.

After upgrading to Android 4.1.1 my Galaxy s3 now reboots randomly all the time. It never happened once before the update.
Any ideas what could be causing this? It never happens during any specific action so I can't really tell what it is.
trusktr said:
After upgrading to Android 4.1.1 my Galaxy s3 now reboots randomly all the time. It never happened once before the update.
Any ideas what could be causing this? It never happens during any specific action so I can't really tell what it is.
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It's also happening to me!
According to samsung its happening due to some software bug which causes the flash memory to stop responding and making the device reboots! they will soon provide an update which will fix this bug! hopefully it will be the 4.1.2 update!
iSayantan said:
It's also happening to me!
According to samsung its happening due to some software bug which causes the flash memory to stop responding and making the device reboots! they will soon provide an update which will fix this bug! hopefully it will be the 4.1.2 update!
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I hope they fix it soon!
Just factory reset
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XeactorZ said:
Just factory reset
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I wouldn't want to just lose all my customizations though. Did you have the same problem with the 4.1.1 upgrade?
Questions go in the QA section, not general
Glebun said:
Questions go in the QA section, not general
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Sorry. Can you move it?
Hit "report" on your post
Oh well, too bad for Samsung on this one. I'm just gunna replace their firmware with Cyanogen mod and all should be fine.
trusktr said:
Oh well, too bad for Samsung on this one. I'm just gunna replace their firmware with Cyanogen mod and all should be fine.
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It's always better to do a factory reset after a major update. Back up your phone through Samsung Kies and factory reset it.
rockler said:
It's always better to do a factory reset after a major update. Back up your phone through Samsung Kies and factory reset it.
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It's all good. I have CyanogenMod now. I haven't tried a custom ROM until now.
I must say, I'm quite glad I made the switch. It's so much better than Samsung's ROM! Everything is smooth and runs cleaner and faster with no bloatware running in the background or taking up memory.
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[Q] S3 I9300 hangs very badly

since the past 4-5 days my i9300 ha sstarted to hang very badly and i cnt do anything about it. only way 2 restart it is by doing a battery pull-up. kindly help me.
even after i reset my mem card n cell still problem persists..
Use this app sounds like SDS, it'll check the chip and you know is it "SDS" straight away. If says "Insane" you're screwed
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djembey said:
Use this app sounds like SDS, it'll check the chip and you know is it "SDS" straight away. If says "Insane" you're screwed
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Hi djembey, and do you think that it might be the cause even if I have the ROM with Samsung patch installed? For SGS3 it is XXELLA. It started to freeze/stuck last Saturday, sometimes it restarts without my intervention, sometimes i had to do it myself.
Thanks
Frostik
You may have a look to this post. Hope it could help you.
BR.
Yes it does say insane chip. what do i do now. i have it within warranty. shall i get it replaced.
@leinad - my s3 isnt rooted..
leinad said:
You may have a look to this post. Hope it could help you.
BR.
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Hi leinad, I lagfixed the partitions, restarted, did a call and the phone stuck again - it did not even turned on the screen. Works again after restart (loooong press of Power button). I think I'll have to send it to repair center.
Best regards
Frostik
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rahuliyer said:
Yes it does say insane chip. what do i do now. i have it within warranty. shall i get it replaced.
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Yes, it says insane chip. Memory check passed without errors. I have the ROM that should have applied the Samsung patch for this chip, but I think it fixes only the hard dead. It stucks with both, rooted and unrooted ROMs, I did many Odin reinstalls during last few days. I tried even a very old 4.0.4 and it also did not work correctly. I think it froze even with pure install after factory reset, I have to back it up and try once again.
You're both very unlucky. Insane chip mean SDS sooner or later. I'll use warranty to get replacement. Samsung reckons that in new Kernel is fix for it but people still reporting dead S3's.
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Hi djembey,
I fixed it for now by factory reset and Titanium restore, but I think it will be better to send it to service.
Thank you
Frostik
Frostik said:
Hi djembey, and do you think that it might be the cause even if I have the ROM with Samsung patch installed? For SGS3 it is XXELLA. It started to freeze/stuck last Saturday, sometimes it restarts without my intervention, sometimes i had to do it myself.
Thanks
Frostik
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try full wiping your phone and install a new rom exclude XXELLA build because it's one the versions that cause hanging
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djembey said:
You're both very unlucky. Insane chip mean SDS sooner or later. I'll use warranty to get replacement. Samsung reckons that in new Kernel is fix for it but people still reporting dead S3's.
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I'm with the SDS model but it says sane chip. Does it mean it will turn insane sooner or later even with the kernel fix?

[Q] Sudden battery drain in 2-3 hrs and wifi not scanning

Hi Guys! I am using Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100G INDIA model. After more than one year of use suddenly it started working weird.
1. Full 100% charging getting discharged to 0% in 2-3 hrs(99% phone is put on standby mode - not using for anything)
2. When I enable WiFi it is not able to scan. I repeatedly clicked on scan but it is not showing any progress of scanning and not listing my home WiFi network
I have tried:
1. Battery recalibration - no use
2. Factory reset - no use
3. Hard reset - no use
Can somebody help me with this? Is there a way to check that WiFi chip failed or not Or it's an issue with firmware(4.1.2)?
pokuri999 said:
Hi Guys! I am using Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100G INDIA model. After more than one year of use suddenly it started working weird.
1. Full 100% charging getting discharged to 0% in 2-3 hrs(99% phone is put on standby mode - not using for anything)
2. When I enable WiFi it is not able to scan. I repeatedly clicked on scan but it is not showing any progress of scanning and not listing my home WiFi network
I have tried:
1. Battery recalibration - no use
2. Factory reset - no use
3. Hard reset - no use
Can somebody help me with this? Is there a way to check that WiFi chip failed or not Or it's an issue with firmware(4.1.2)?
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What ROM/kernel are you running?Are you rooted?
vish91 said:
What ROM/kernel are you running?Are you rooted?
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I haven't rooted my phone and Please find my phone configuration attached
WiFi button is permanently greyed out?
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vish91 said:
WiFi button is permanently greyed out?
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No, I am able to turn on WiFi.... but it's not scanning though my friend mobile S3 is able to list my home network.
1.battery might require replacement
2.try WiFi fix app from playstore.If it doesn't work,try flashing stock ROM.
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vish91 said:
1.battery might require replacement
2.try WiFi fix app from playstore.If it doesn't work,try flashing stock ROM.
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Done flashing stock ROM. Still same issue!
pokuri999 said:
Done flashing stock ROM. Still same issue!
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Change your baseband and report here
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vishal11in said:
Change your baseband and report here
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How can we change baseband? You mean by flashing a custom ROM? Please guide me....
I went to service center to know about the issue. He was just re-installed stock ROM by rooting the device even not hearing to my problem. When I say WIFI scanning is not working he turned on WiFi and was saying it's working. But I told him to let the phone scan for any WiFi hotspots close by(My friend phone SIII able to list all available hotspots). He then pressed scan and was saying motherboard was gone. Is that true? How can he say blindly even not checking until I tell him to check the WiFi.
If I need to change the motherboard how much does it costs in INDIA? and does it carries any warranty?
pokuri999 said:
How can we change baseband? You mean by flashing a custom ROM? Please guide me....
I went to service center to know about the issue. He was just re-installed stock ROM by rooting the device even not hearing to my problem. When I say WIFI scanning is not working he turned on WiFi and was saying it's working. But I told him to let the phone scan for any WiFi hotspots close by(My friend phone SIII able to list all available hotspots). He then pressed scan and was saying motherboard was gone. Is that true? How can he say blindly even not checking until I tell him to check the WiFi.
If I need to change the motherboard how much does it costs in INDIA? and does it carries any warranty?
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firstly, you should be rooted to change the baseband.
If you are rooted that find any compatible baseband of your rom version and flash the zip file through recovery.
As far as the motherboard is concerned, it is costly affair. Before coming to the conclusion of motherboard being damaged, lets first try all possible options. I don't see the motherboard issue here.
PM me your rom details and i will find a baseband for you.
vishal11in said:
firstly, you should be rooted to change the baseband.
If you are rooted that find any compatible baseband of your rom version and flash the zip file through recovery.
As far as the motherboard is concerned, it is costly affair. Before coming to the conclusion of motherboard being damaged, lets first try all possible options. I don't see the motherboard issue here.
PM me your rom details and i will find a baseband for you.
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Thank you for your continuous support in resolving the issue. I am very grateful for your support.
I have no idea how can I give my ROM details. These are the details I can provide so far. Please ask me if you need any
Model: GT-I9100G
ROM: Jelly Bean 4.1.2
PDA: I9100GDDLS3
CSC: I9100GODDLS3
pokuri999 said:
Thank you for your continuous support in resolving the issue. I am very grateful for your support.
I have no idea how can I give my ROM details. These are the details I can provide so far. Please ask me if you need any
Model: GT-I9100G
ROM: Jelly Bean 4.1.2
PDA: I9100GDDLS3
CSC: I9100GODDLS3
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we need to be rooted first so go through this post thoroughly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2065581.
vishal11in said:
we need to be rooted first so go through this post thoroughly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2065581.
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As suggested I have rooted this and flashed custom ROM - cyanogenmod 10.1
No luck WIFI not working... seems motherboard issue
Can we buy motherboard separately in India? Does it carries any warranty?
pokuri999 said:
As suggested I have rooted this and flashed custom ROM - cyanogenmod 10.1
No luck WIFI not working... seems motherboard issue
Can we buy motherboard separately in India? Does it carries any warranty?
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Check your local area market for a used motherboard as going for a new one will cost you heavy.
I dont thing it will carry warrenty unless you send it to samsung for repair
What exactly happens when you on the wifi.
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fixed problem?
saapaar said:
fixed problem?
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No, I am planning to go for samsung service center and get the motherboard replaced. When I called them they confirmed that motherboard will carry 3 months warranty. So, I thought it's better to go for warranty piece.
pokuri999 said:
No, I am planning to go for samsung service center and get the motherboard replaced. When I called them they confirmed that motherboard will carry 3 months warranty. So, I thought it's better to go for warranty piece.
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My advise wud be to see some local repair shop as it might be a loose connection and would not need the replacement. No harm in getting it checked as he will not ask more than 200-300 rs. If still u find it did not work go for motherboard replacement from samsung.
Btw how much did they asked you for motherboard
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My Wifi doen't work :(

Today when I turned on my cell my WLAN doesn't work anymore whe a press under a wifi net say saved... buy never connect. I reset my router I flashed all FTF and nothing... I pretty sad with this :crying:
fabianff said:
Today when I turned on my cell my WLAN doesn't work anymore whe a press under a wifi net say saved... buy never connect. I reset my router I flashed all FTF and nothing... I pretty sad with this :crying:
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The most sad thing is that none is helping you
boterkaaseneieren said:
The most sad thing is that none is helping you
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That's because we have no idea what the problem might be.
Or maybe because should be in q&a more help there
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Or maybe because should be in q&a more help there
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Yes, that too
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fabianff said:
Today when I turned on my cell my WLAN doesn't work anymore whe a press under a wifi net say saved... buy never connect. I reset my router I flashed all FTF and nothing... I pretty sad with this :crying:
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Can you give me some more info and I'll try and help.
are you rooted?
unlocked bootloader?
Is there an option to select wifi on and off in settings?
does it display the available wifi access points?
can you take some screenshots to help us see what you see...
Did you drop it? unlikely but the signal amplification module could be damaged. (very unlikely)
That should give us something to work with
I guess its working again... glad I could be of assistance...

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