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Mac bootlooping into recovery mode, not showing wifi

Currently my Mac is suffering a problem where it goes into recovery mode asks for password and then asks for WiFi…

The problem is, there is no wifi menu in the menu bar and I can’t get Ethernet.


i can’t exit recovery mode, after restarting it takes me back to recovery assistant.


its a 2020 M1 MacBook Pro (with Touch Bar)

Posted on Oct 24, 2022 7:46 PM

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Posted on Oct 24, 2022 7:55 PM

CheeryTech wrote:

Currently my Mac is suffering a problem where it goes into recovery mode asks for password and then asks for WiFi…
The problem is, there is no wifi menu in the menu bar and I can’t get Ethernet.

i can’t exit recovery mode, after restarting it takes me back to recovery assistant.

its a 2020 M1 MacBook Pro (with Touch Bar)


A workaround clicking on the Recovery Assistant and erasing the mac. This time during reboot will prompt the same activation screen with a wifi logo.



See if there is anything here—

If your Mac starts up to Options with a gear icon - Apple Support


https://www.iphonetopics.com/wifi-option-not-showing-on-mac/

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Oct 24, 2022 7:55 PM in response to CheeryTech

CheeryTech wrote:

Currently my Mac is suffering a problem where it goes into recovery mode asks for password and then asks for WiFi…
The problem is, there is no wifi menu in the menu bar and I can’t get Ethernet.

i can’t exit recovery mode, after restarting it takes me back to recovery assistant.

its a 2020 M1 MacBook Pro (with Touch Bar)


A workaround clicking on the Recovery Assistant and erasing the mac. This time during reboot will prompt the same activation screen with a wifi logo.



See if there is anything here—

If your Mac starts up to Options with a gear icon - Apple Support


https://www.iphonetopics.com/wifi-option-not-showing-on-mac/

Mac bootlooping into recovery mode, not showing wifi

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