RE: athn autoconfiguration not asking for SSID during 10_RC3 INSTALL

Josh Moyer <[email protected]> Sun, 21 Jan 2024 17:32:11 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.x86-64
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>> Hi port-amd64, I am trying to install 10_RC3, but the installer is 
>> not asking for the SSID and password for my athn WiFi adapter 
>> during autoconfiguration in sysinst.  IIRC, this is a regression 
>> from RC1.  Any input or ideas? This is on a mid-2010 21.5" iMac.
> 
> This is strange as there have been no (obviously) related changes 
> between the two versions. Is your athn(4) detected by the kernel?
> Can you please boot the RC1 installer, exit sysinst and check dmesg 
> output for athn lines? Then do the same on RC3 and report the 
> difference here?
> 
> There could also be a difference if you boot cold vs. rebooting from 
> some other OS (so maybe you die a cold boot for RC1 but now rebooted 
> into RC3 or something)...

Hmm. Again user error-ish. <:-(  After thinking about it, I used an SD
card for installing 10.0_RC1 and not the network.  But it begs the
question: shouldn't sysinst prompt for the SSID and passwd when
configuring a wireless interface?

Thanks and kind regards,

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