Bug 2436310 - UI: Misleading "Format as EFI" label at the review and install step when insalling as "share disk with another operating system"
Summary: UI: Misleading "Format as EFI" label at the review and install step when insa...
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 43
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
medium
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Assignee: Martin Kolman
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL: https://files.catbox.moe/vvjv37.jpg
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: 2440267 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-02-03 11:46 UTC by carnetday
Modified: 2026-03-11 18:31 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Description carnetday 2026-02-03 11:46:03 UTC
I am not the only one cf this 

https://files.catbox.moe/vvjv37.jpg
https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/1oi8l6b/anaconda_format_as_efi/

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.choose share disk with another operating system
2. final screen display "Format as EFI"
3.
Actual Results:
The Efi partition wont be formatted btu still the label is confusing: I lost hours because of this label because I wanted to encrypt and "share disk with another operating system" is the only way to encrypt but I didnt want to format the EFI partition (The other option "mount point partition" where it is possible to specify that EFI won't be formated doesn't make encryption available)

Comment 1 Adrian Vovk 2026-02-16 19:59:55 UTC
*** Bug 2440267 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 mcoyle1960 2026-03-11 18:31:45 UTC
This is also affecting Fedora 44 Beta.

I’ll admit my situation is unusual, but I have a second 4TB drive that I use for staying on top of Rawhide, Fedora Betas and any other distos I wish to play with.

As you can see in my image, because CachyOS needs such a large EFI, I have a second EFI partition just for Cachy (1n1p6).

In the Fedora 44 Beta installer, Fedora-Workstation-Live-44_Beta-1.2.x86_64.iso, I can correctly manually assign root (1n1p8) and the EFI (1n1p1) BUT on the next screen, Fedora warns me that it’s ALSO going to format the CachyOS EFI (1n1p6).

There appears to be no way to stop this. I continued with the install and extra partition was NOT formatted, still it's disconcerting. 

Again, my situation is very niche, but I thought I’d mention it.

Reference image:

https://ibb.co/yFTbZwY7


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