[Bug 1915152] [NEW] Installation of Ubuntu Unity 20.10 always fails if there is no EFI partition

[Liam Proven]

Public bug reported:

Even on BIOS systems with no UEFI

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: ubiquity 20.10.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-25.26-generic 5.8.14
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckMismatches: ./pool/main/b/binutils/binutils-common_2.35.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CasperVersion: 1.455
Date: Tue Feb  9 15:38:57 2021
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity ignore_uuid quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu Unity 20.10
RebootRequiredPkgs:
 linux-image-5.8.0-25-generic
 linux-base
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug groovy ubiquity-20.10.13 ubuntu

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Title:
  Installation of Ubuntu Unity 20.10 always fails if there is no EFI
  partition

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Even on BIOS systems with no UEFI

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
  Package: ubiquity 20.10.13
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-25.26-generic 5.8.14
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-25-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckMismatches: ./pool/main/b/binutils/binutils-common_2.35.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CasperVersion: 1.455
  Date: Tue Feb  9 15:38:57 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity ignore_uuid quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu Unity 20.10
  RebootRequiredPkgs:
   linux-image-5.8.0-25-generic
   linux-base
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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