Trying to install from boot-only CD, The scan for Wifi channels failed if the AP was on channel 13 (which we normally use here - I am in the UK). Changing to 12 dis not resolve the problem. Changing to channel 4 did. Note that the scan only shows 4 SSIDs even though a scan reveals nine in range, and the real problem could be a failure to allow sufficient channels to be viewable after the scan. Fix: During install, all channels should be allowed, not just those permitted in the most restrictive jurisdictions, and the maximum number of APs/SSIDs displayed probably needs to exceed 12. How-To-Repeat: Try to install on network where AP is on channel 13 (or there are more than 4 APs before the channel of the AP you want).
Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-i386->freebsd-bugs not i386-specific.
Reassign (DEBUG regdomain is used by default; the problem is in the driver).
A commit references this bug: Author: avos Date: Wed Jun 8 20:42:36 UTC 2016 New revision: 301694 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/301694 Log: bsdinstall: add country/regulatory domain configuration dialog. Allow to setup country and/or regulatory domain before scanning (since channel list is affected by regulatory restrictions this may impact scan results). PR: 182600 (originally) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D6325 Changes: head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/wlanconfig
batch change: For bugs that match the following - Status Is In progress AND - Untouched since 2018-01-01. AND - Affects Base System OR Documentation DO: Reset to open status. Note: I did a quick pass but if you are getting this email it might be worthwhile to double check to see if this bug ought to be closed.
Probably fixed - only ndis(4) and bwn(4) drivers cannot switch to 12/13 channels for now - see https://reviews.freebsd.org/D6778 (bwn(4) only)