So i installed the latest firmware, installed Skype, Python, etc and restored by backup.
Then i started to use my browser. It's horrible. GMail won't load, Youtube won't load, ITT won't load.
Also Erminig doesn't sync my GPE Calendar with Google Calendar which i think is also due to the browser.
Skype works fine, nothing has changed at the infrastructure (Wifi, internet connection, etc) end.
Also some sites load up directly, some after a few attempts, some never (like GMail).

How to troubleshoot? I can go back to the previous firmware, but i use Skype a lot. Does Skype work on the previous firmware?

Ton.

reflash but don't restore backup....unfortunately.

Hmmmm, I did not restore backup (I read a lot of the trheads before upgrading), but the problems of loading sites mentioned by Ton. appeared.

You want to see another application for the N800? it can fly through the window

just kidding. but frustrated.

Doing that now. Doesn't make a difference.

Does Skype work on the previous firmware?

Ton.

All Gmail, YouTube and ITT work fine for me... that's not to say that the Opera browser we have on the n800 doesn't have serious shortcomings with Web-2.0 sites.

--Denis

Very odd....i don't have problems with those websites you mentioned. Did you install anything at all before accessing those sites?

I'm also assuming your did a full download of the kernel file first (save to your computer's harddisk first...did an MD5 checksum check on it to ensure you indeed have the full and complete file) before you flashed the N800.

I reflashed my n800 again and i keep having the same result.
I'm actually thinking of going back to the previous firmware and give up Skype.
A Internet Tablet that doesn't allow you to surf the internet doesn't really make sense, does it?

Ton.

did you try reenabling SSLv2 under opera settings? that might be the gmail problem

For what it's worth. Everything works A LOT better when i switch on an internet radio station while surfing ...

Did you do like luketoh mentioned? That was the same way i install my firmware, download first, then flashed device. When you use the flash wizard you will have to browse to the file or it will download from the net. I also added all the repos i could before installing anything. Installed python runtime as the first app then everything else afterwards. I have not had any issue with gmail or any web site yet. DO NOT RESTORE from backup.