[OpenIndiana-discuss] Wifi support in OI text image

[Milan Jurik]

Hi,

On 21.08.2012 16:24, Jim Klimov wrote:
> 2012-08-21 18:18, Milan Jurik wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> where is it discussed? Isn't dladm *-wifi working? Or do you need 
>> some
>> text UI during installation?
>
> The thread "Probably small question" discusses installation of OI
> on an EeePC under the premise that the GUI Live image discovered
> and supported the WiFi of the computer, while the Text live image
> and subsequent installed OS did not.
>

really "good" subject of e-mail.... I am sorry I am not reading every 
e-mail in the list these days.

> I do not currently have an untampered text-based OS to verify and
> validate that claim - or presence/lack of wifi support in the text
> installer image. Still, I see how this can be a problem to newcomers
> not savvy in OpenSolaris networking new features and tools. At the
> very least, this may be a problem of documentation and communication.
>

Newcommer should use GUI. Text-install lacks support for easy wifi 
configuration but the whole WiFi stack, including management tools, 
should be there.

> //Jim
>

Best regards,

Milan