Bug 246192

Summary: installer does not allow user to enter WiFi details if no networks found
Product: Base System Reporter: Ed Maste <emaste>
Component: binAssignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status: New ---    
Severity: Affects Only Me CC: asiciliano
Priority: ---    
Version: CURRENT   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description Ed Maste freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2020-05-04 20:13:42 UTC
If no wireless networks are found the installer prompts

No wireless networks were found.  Rescan?

          < Yes >     < No >

"No" returns to the network interface list; there is no way to enter WiFi details (for example, if connecting to a hidden SSID).
Comment 1 Alfonso S. Siciliano freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2022-02-02 23:58:37 UTC
review D34149
Comment 2 commit-hook freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2022-03-01 23:05:34 UTC
A commit in branch main references this bug:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=912df915c266cc19ba6a8465c7e9e35eba0e3d85

commit 912df915c266cc19ba6a8465c7e9e35eba0e3d85
Author:     Alfonso S. Siciliano <asiciliano@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2022-03-01 23:01:13 +0000
Commit:     Alfonso S. Siciliano <asiciliano@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2022-03-01 23:04:57 +0000

    wlanconfig: allow to enter WiFi details if no networks found

    Improve the installer: wlanconfig allows user to enter WiFi details
    if no networks found, useful to connect to a hidden SSID.

    PR:                     246192
    Reported by:            emaste
    Approved by:            bapt (mentor)
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D34149

 usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/wlanconfig | 31 +++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)