nexus 7 stuck on X screen

[rosey203]

I'm new to this forum and was seeking a way to reboot my 1st generation nexus. I've read the tricks of wiping the cache clean and well as wiping the tablet clean, both of which I have done several times to no avail. Software? Hardware? Any other suggestions??

 

[Paul627g]

Any further information leading to up to this event?

 

[rosey203]

It started crashing on chrome more frequently. The terminal event was "chrome has stopped working" followed by several other similar messages saying other programs (?) apps (?) have stopped working. I shut it off thinking it would "reset" and now it cycles between the Google logo and the 4 colored dots which stay on the screen forever.