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adam
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NO WIFI greyed out.
Well, back when i worked at McDonald i spilled sweet tea on my iPod, and let me tell you... it was horrible at first, the screen was actually stained on the inside, the wifi had the "no wifi" appearing in Grey and the back light would die every few minutes. After much determination..
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I know this post is old, but maybe this information may help someone else out, I have repaired a lot of iPods and have run across this issue several times.
One example I have in mind is an iPod 2gen that had gotten wet (the moisture indicator was bright red). I was able to bring most of it back from the dead, but was unable to get wifi to work...the wifi selector was grayed out under the settings. I took it back apart to look at it again.
The wifi assemble is at the top right corner of the device, right behind the black shield that is visible on the backside of the outer stainless shell. If you remove the three screws that holds the entire top pcb assembly in place, and gently lift the ribbon wire that connects the top and bottom half, on the backside of the top PCB assemble, you will see a small rectangle metal cover. This covers the broadcom chipset for the wireless. In this particular iPod, I noticed some scorching on this cover. I gently pried the cover up from one of the lengthwise sides. Be careful, this cover is soldered at 4 corners, and I had to break two of the solder points to lift it just high enough so I could see underneath. At this point, I saw a couple blown resistors next to the broadcom chip.
I did not attempt to replace these components, however, I did have a definitive answer on why the WiFi was not working on this iPod.
Hope this saves someone some time in diagnosing a wifi issue after they have performed the other various common fixes to this issue that are found on the web.
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Your mistake was not opening the ipod and cleaning the insides up. After a tea spill you're luck you got 6 months of use out of the ipod with all the corrosion on the inside. Your best bet is to open and clean up the insides with 90% alcohol and keep your fingers crossed. Use this guide to open your ipod and clean up a little. Pay attention to the antennae and connectors and clean them up.
Thank you, well you see... it was still brand new back then and i didn't even know it was openable, I'm going to try my best at dissecting it now... will keep posted if i can even get it open anyway,lol
adam,
Well fml, lol, used one of those ipod tools and followed tht guide and busted the led screen, huge crack and stuff...didnt even pull hard, oh well, kinda wanted a new ipod anyway, not shure if i should wait for the 4g or just buy the 3g tonight
adam,
ahhh screw it ,ill just buy a 3g, sounds good to me, can use whtver parts still work on this guy as extra arts or if one of my buds who have a 2g need a part, well.. I'm not mad at the guide or the tool or anything, my fault... through the time i had it it's been cracked..ect anyway so... new ipod time =)
adam,
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ughh never buy an ipod from ur friend. i found out the wifi didnt work so i didnt want it any more so i tried my best to fix it but it diddnt work ither and thats the only reoson i wanted it for is the wifi and apps. and how do you put apps to you ipod with out wifi and only a computer and itunes.
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Im having the same issue with my 3rd gen itouch after this latest update. The wifi is simply grey and I never had a problem before.
Ive tried everything-- except busting it open to look at the tiny bits of " I have no idea WHAT that is" on the inside.
Someone stated that when I restored the 3rd generation, I may have reset it with the restore for my 4th gen and now it is hopeless and confused.
Indeed I did look at itunes and it has two 4th gens listed/assoc with my account.
What did I do and who would I go to get it fixed?