[Nexus One Android Development] stshannon:
Okay, again, i would like to say THANK YOU before i post any further. You do great work Cyanogen. I know this post may be lengthy, but please take the time to read. Thank you in advance.

I'm having problems with the default browser not working on WiFi, again, when it WAS working pre-phone reboot. WiFi data transfer works for EVERYTHING else. Even xScope browser works. It's ONLY the default browser that will not work while on WiFi.

Here's what i did:

Nandroid backup

Wipe

Wipe Cache

Wipe Davlik

Flash CM 5.0.6

Flash n1gapps

Flash HelixLauncher2 (working version, from link in sig)

Titanium Backup USER APPS ONLY, and system DATA only, (NO RED ITEMS)

This first install the WiFi would NOT work with the default browser. So i redid it, Exactly the same method (without another nandroid backup, but that shouldn't effect results.

The Second time, doing exactly the same thing as i did the first time, my WiFi, WORKS with the browser. I did nothing different, (i don't think) other than to just repeat the same process to reload the roms. I still have no clue why it was working after this second re-install.

So i thought i had the problem fixed right? Everything was Hunky Dory for about a day.

So last night, I'm playing around (with OrbLive at the time) and the phone freezes.... Nothing i wouldn't expect form such crappy software (talking about OrbLive). So i pull the battery, and restart the phone. Let me say here, i do not blame OrbLive for the WiFi effect, merely the cause of rebooting the phone.

So now after a reboot of the phone, the default browser, is again not working over WiFi.

As stated on the posts regarding this issue, the default browser works over EDGE (and presumably 3G/H, but I'm not in an area where i can test that), and data over WiFi works for EVERY OTHER app I tested, INCLUDING xScope browser.

I have no idea why the Wifi would not work on first install, work on second install (nothing changed in my install method between the two), and then have the WiFi that was working, become unstable after a phone reboot. This boggles me to be honest.

I'm going to give this one more try, with a different install method. As im writing this, i am in the middle of this process:

Nandroid backup (non working CM 5.0.6)

copy that backup to PC

copy old working CM 5.0.5.3 nandroid from PC

Wipe

Wipe cache

Wipe Davlik

Nandroid restore (the old pre-041510 cm 5.0.5.3)

test this version to ensure WiFi etc is working, if it is will continue:

Flash CM 5.0.6 (ontop of 5.0.5.3)

Test (Homescreen FC's are to be expected from previous install of HelixLauncher)

Flash working HelixLauncher2 from link below.

Test.

Ill let you all know what i come up with.

Okay, this is whacked:

This is my first nandroid restore. I was under the assumption, a nandroid restore should restore everything back to basically how it was.

After the nandroid restore, i reboot to test wifi on the old 5.0.5.3 i had been running for weeks. When phone boots for first time, i get the Google sign in BS. I think hmm, odd... however, i notice i have BetterKeyboard when typing my sign in info, not the android keyboard, again weird, and also, betterkeyboard is not setup the way i had it before, so it seemed like a "partial restore"? I thought it weird.

So i immediately (even before signing into Google) get FC's on AK Notepad, PhoneManager, and one other program i cant remember.

After i get to the homescreen, I'm on a working HelixLauncher2 (presumably the old version that i had working with CM 5.0.5.3, however, all my icons etc, reset (to be expected).

So i go to turn on WiFi, and i get the dreaded "Unable to start Wi-Fi"..... I'm stuck at this point with my WiFi testing, Even after two phone reboots, i am "Unable to start Wi-Fi" every time.

Going to now try to wipe, flash a fresh cm5.0.5.3, test, flash CM 5.0.6 on top of that and test.

I'm pissed my Nandroid Restore didn't properly restore my system. Is this common?