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

[Steve Langasek]

If we're going to break string freeze and diverge from Debian, could we
at least drop the word "Debian" here? s/install Debian/install/

(That change is also appropriate to forward upstream, AFAICS)

Also, I don't find the new text particularly clear either and would not
recommend breaking string freeze for it, with or without the dropping of
the word "Debian".  Can we workshop this further (perhaps together with
Debian) before committing to anything?

Also also, why in the world do we have to *warn* the user about creating
an ESP partition?  This should be a FATAL ERROR in the setup of a UEFI-
installed system, and d-i should refuse to proceed with the installation
without one!

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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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