I re-ran "console-conf" via eth and set up the WiFi again. It again failed with the above UI issues and ifconfig showed no connection. However after restarting the device it was connected to the WiFi.
I am running: uname -a Linux localhost.localdomain 4.4.0-1051-raspi2 #58-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 24 13:48:21 UTC 2017 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux snap list Name Version Rev Developer Notes core 16-2.26.4 2086 canonical - pi2-kernel 4.4.0-1051.52 29 canonical - pi3 16.04-0.5 6 canonical - On the "brcmf_cfg80211_reg_notifier" issue there is https://bugs.launchpad.net/raspbian/+bug/1646961 and https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189581 ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #189581 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189581 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1632387 Title: console-conf wifi only setup on pi3 beta3 image not possible To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snappy/+bug/1632387/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs