[Bug 1668148] Re: Booting installer in EFI mode with existing bios mode hd crashes
Marc
1668148 at bugs.launchpad.net
Sun Aug 19 08:08:00 UTC 2018
Same problem here with a Samsung laptop, with the 18.04.1 Kubuntu image.
A good fix should offer the choice between efi and non efi install like in 16.04, but with a text that is more clear.
Just cary on with the install in efi mode that only leads to install failure is no fix, it will just turn people away
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Title:
Booting installer in EFI mode with existing bios mode hd crashes
Status in partman-efi package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Status in partman-efi source package in Artful:
Triaged
Bug description:
When installing in EFI mode to a disk that is partitioned without an
EFI system partition, you do get a warning message that this may cause
a problem and suggests that you go back and do a bios mode install
instead. The way that it is worded, and the fact that the button to
switch to a BIOS mode install is labeled "cancel", is very confusing
and has lead to hundreds, if not thousands of users clicking the OK
button instead, and proceeding with an install that is doomed to fail.
This message really needs to be clarified.
Instead of clarifying, the question was removed, and grub-efi is
always used, which crashes the install. grub-pc is the correct
version to use in this case. This is a release regression that needs
corrected for 18.04.1.
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