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

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This bug was fixed in the package partman-efi - 71ubuntu2

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partman-efi (71ubuntu2) bionic; urgency=medium

  * Do not ask the user about forcing UEFI installation if there are BIOS
    compatibility mode installed systems as those will still be bootable from
    grub if we proceed in UEFI mode.  (LP: #1668148)
  * debian/partman-efi.templates: remove the partman-efi/non_efi_system
    template as we no longer need it.

 -- Łukasz 'sil2100' Zemczak <lukasz.zemczak at ubuntu.com>  Wed, 28 Mar
2018 18:16:17 +0200

** 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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