Bug 16395 - In UEFI mode, installer could add a hint about UEFI mode and to disable it to boot in legacy mode
Summary: In UEFI mode, installer could add a hint about UEFI mode and to disable it to...
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installer (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal enhancement
Target Milestone: Mageia 6
Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Reported: 2015-07-17 00:03 CEST by Florian Hubold
Modified: 2016-04-01 16:49 CEST (History)
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Description Florian Hubold 2015-07-17 00:03:04 CEST 
Description of problem:

As UEFI is still pretty new for most users, and it's not really obvious if Mageia boots in UEFI or legacy mode (users do not necessarily see the difference) it could be a good idea to add a hint that disabling UEFI might be an option if UEFI is not what the user expects.

Especially in the error message about ESP partition
"/boot/EFI must be a mount of a FAT32 partition"

Can it be amended by a hint like

"In case you do not want to install Mageia in UEFI mode, please disable it in the boot options."

Or would there be any boot option to choose legacy mode for the installer when booted in UEFI mode?

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Florian Hubold 2015-07-17 00:03:55 CEST

CC: (none) => doktor5000
Target Milestone: --- => Mageia 6
Summary: In UEFI mode, when displaying and error for ESP, installer could add a hint about UEFI mode and to disable it to boot in legacy mode => In UEFI mode, installer could add a hint about UEFI mode and to disable it to boot in legacy mode

Comment 1 Florian Hubold 2015-07-17 20:14:10 CEST 
See also the original forums thread for this:
https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10036
Comment 2 Thierry Vignaud 2016-04-01 16:49:19 CEST 
I think it's a bad idea to advise users to do such a switch.
I'll usually break the legacy OS.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud
Resolution: (none) => WONTFIX
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