The branch main has been updated by bz:
URL:
https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=153e73d782f3f1b06c502a708a3b30236ab332bd
commit 153e73d782f3f1b06c502a708a3b30236ab332bd
Author: Bjoern A. Zeeb <b...@freebsd.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-07-14 18:32:06 +0000
Commit: Bjoern A. Zeeb <b...@freebsd.org>
CommitDate: 2025-07-15 18:41:05 +0000
bsdinstall: wlanconfig: ensure the interface is always up for scanning
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
MFC after: 3 days
Reviewed by: thj (earlier), emaste
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D51312
---
usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/wlanconfig | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/wlanconfig
b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/wlanconfig
index 99550ce3938d..33d94a933f45 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/wlanconfig
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/wlanconfig
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ fi
while :; do
SCANSSID=0
+ # While wpa_supplicant may IFF_UP the interface, we do not want to rely
+ # in this. In case the script is run manually (outside the installer,
+ # e.g., for testing) wpa_supplicant may be running and the wlanN
+ # interface may be down (especially if dialog_country_select is not
+ # run successfully either) and scanning will not work.
+ f_eval_catch -d wlanconfig ifconfig "ifconfig $WLAN_IFACE up"
f_eval_catch -d wlanconfig wpa_cli "wpa_cli scan"
f_dialog_title "Scanning"
f_dialog_pause "Waiting 5 seconds to scan for wireless networks..." 5 ||
