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Adding popup warning/instructions for GPT with BIOS

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see https://github.com/calamares/calamares/issues/1339#issuecomment-600862507
this is a very generic warning, used downstream since 2016
stopped virtual all BIOS GPT failures and questions
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demmm 2020-03-24 16:59:31 +01:00
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src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionViewStep.cpp
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@ -402,7 +402,11 @@ PartitionViewStep::onLeave()
if ( m_widget->currentWidget() == m_manualPartitionPage )
{
bool isEfi = false;
if ( PartUtils::isEfiSystem() )
isEfi = true;
if ( isEfi )
{
QString espMountPoint = Calamares::JobQueue::instance()->globalStorage()->
value( "efiSystemPartition" ).toString();
@ -449,6 +453,38 @@ PartitionViewStep::onLeave()
}
}
if ( !isEfi )
{
cDebug() << "device: BIOS";
Partition* bios_p = m_core->findPartitionByMountPoint( "" );
QString message;
QString description;
message = tr( "Option to use GPT on BIOS" );
description = tr( "A GPT partition table is the best option for all "
"systems. This installer supports such a setup for "
"BIOS systems too."
"<br/><br/>"
"To configure a GPT partition table on BIOS, "
"(if not done so already) go back "
"and set the partion table to GPT, next create a 8 MB "
"unformatted partition with the "
"<strong>bios_grub</strong> flag enabled.<br/><br/>"
"An unformatted 8 MB partition is necessary "
"to start %1 on a BIOS system with GPT." )
.arg( Calamares::Branding::instance()->
string( Calamares::Branding::ShortProductName ) );
if ( !message.isEmpty() )
{
QMessageBox::information( m_manualPartitionPage,
message,
description );
}
}
Partition* root_p = m_core->findPartitionByMountPoint( "/" );
Partition* boot_p = m_core->findPartitionByMountPoint( "/boot" );