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Date:      Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:01:10 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 222960] Installer suggests GPT+Active when booting in EFI mode
Message-ID:  <bug-222960-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 222960
           Summary: Installer suggests GPT+Active when booting in EFI mode
           Product: Base System
           Version: 11.1-RELEASE
          Hardware: amd64
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: bin
          Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: vangyzen@FreeBSD.org

When booting a Dell Precision T5810 in EFI mode, the installer recommends t=
he
GPT+Active workaround.  This would be correct in Legacy/BIOS mode, but it's
very harmful in EFI mode because the newly installed system won't boot.  The
installer should only suggest the workaround when booting in Legacy/BIOS mo=
de.

This has bitten two of my coworkers recently when they got new workstations.

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