Select a WI-FI network from the menu or attach a network cable to proceed

I have a Macbook Pro M1 (2020), I am giving it to my younger brother so I had to erase all contents and reinstall the OS again so he can use it in school, but got stuck in this Activate Mac page with "Select a WI-FI network from the menu or attach a network cable to proceed". There is no option to connect to WI-FI as the option is not there. I tried pressing the power button to turn it off then wait for about 30 secs before turning it back on again, like what other people suggested. Tried erasing my mac in the recovery assistant menu and none of these are working. I think the only option I have not tried is attaching a network cable through a usb-c adapter, but my problem is I don't have that option. I only use wi-fi.

Posted on Jul 3, 2022 8:31 PM

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Posted on Aug 20, 2022 8:26 AM

If you have access to another Mac running macOS 10.15+, then you can "Restore" the firmware on the laptop which will push macOS onto the laptop as well.

Revive or restore a Mac with Apple silicon using Apple Configurator - Apple Support


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Select a WI-FI network from the menu or attach a network cable to proceed

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