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

[Phillip Susi]

See bug #1770966 for someone complaining that they are no longer able to
install Ubuntu because this question was removed ( and the automatic
choice made to stick with an efi mode install instead of switching to
bios mode ).

Also see the hundreds of apport reports that have been filed since 18.04
was released with people booting the installer in EFI mode with an
existing bios mode install, and crashing because grub-efi can't be
installed without an EFI system partition.

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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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