Will installation on BIOS systems with no ESP be supported in 21.04?

[Bret Busby]

On 28/04/2021, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 18:58, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Okay - in trying to install UbuntuMATE 21.04 on my Acer Aspire 5750G
>> (i5 with 16GB RAM and nVIDIA Optimus), I get, in the Something Else
>> procedure, which involves creating new partitions for / and for /home
>> , the error message;
>>
>> "
>> Go back to the menu and resume partitioning? as superuser)
>>
>> No EFI System Partition was found. This system will likely not be able
>> to boot successfully, and the installation process may fail.
>>
>> Please go back and add an EFI System Partition, or continue at your own
>> risk.
>>
>> <Go Back>   <Continue>
>> "
>>
>> So, the bug is, evidently, present in the release version.
>
> That is a damned shame. Sorry to hear it. :-(
>
> May I suggest you go and add your name to the bug?
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1893964
>

I would, but, it needs a login account, and I already have too many
accounts and passwords. I am too old and too forgetful, to add more
login details to my already overloaded memory.

Whilst no obligation exists, hopefully (like throwing a message bottle
in the sea, in the hope that someone will see it), someone from
Canonical, and, someone from the MATE people, peruse(s) this list.

-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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