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

[Steve Langasek]

The question allowed a user who is also a mind reader and knew what the
options meant (since the actual text of the message was useless for
understanding this) to switch to a bios mode install.

The fact that this message was shown at all, ever, was a bug elsewhere
in the installer.  This will be fixed so that we never again hit the
path where this message was previously shown.

Therefore there is no value in reintroducing this opaque message.

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

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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:
  Fix Released
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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