[Bug 1668148] Re: Warning message when installing in EFI mode to a BIOS disk is horribly confusing

[Phillip Susi]

The message allowed the user to switch to a bios mode install of grub
instead of trying to continue with EFI mode, which would fail, and crash
the install.  Now there is no way to avoid the installation failure and
it 100% crashes.

Removing the message is one thing, but the default choice of action is
absolutely the wrong one.


** Changed in: partman-efi (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Released => Triaged

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Title:
  Warning message when installing in EFI mode to a BIOS disk is horribly
  confusing

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.

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