Going by the "failed to copy vbios to system memory" clue I ended up at https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60829 where there is a kernel patch to work around an ACPI bug for this machine. I haven't tried it.
** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #60829 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60829 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1222838 Title: X fails to start with nvidia-prime on Acer Aspire V-573G To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-prime/+bug/1222838/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
