[Bug 222960] Installer suggests GPT+Active when booting in EFI mode

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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 at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: vangyzen at FreeBSD.org

When booting a Dell Precision T5810 in EFI mode, the installer recommends the
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 mode.

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

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