Nvidia Optimus error

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I have a question =) After installing Nvidia drivers on Ubuntu 15.10 I have this error on my boot screen error How can I fix it?

lspci -k | grep -EA2 'VGA|3D' 
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
    Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device 0647
    Kernel driver in use: i915
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01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF117M [GeForce 610M/710M/810M/820M / GT 620M/625M/630M/720M] (rev a1)
    Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] GeForce 710M
    Kernel driver in use: nvidia

nvidia-prime is not a driver, it is NVIDIA Optimus (to switch between internal and dedicated graphics) support - please edit your question with the output from this command : lspci -k | grep -EA2 'VGA|3D' — cl-netbox, Dec 27 '15 at 11:24

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 28 '15 at 19:19

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Reinstall the NVIDIA drivers - but first remove the NVIDIA software you have installed.
On login screen press Ctrl+Alt+F1 - enter user name and password, then execute :

sudo apt-get purge nvidia*  
sudo reboot

After the reboot ... install the NVIDIA drivers 352 from the official Ubuntu repositories.
On login screen press Ctrl+Alt+F1 - enter user name and password, then execute :

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nvidia-352 nvidia-prime
sudo reboot

NVIDIA X Server Settings - PRIME Profiles : switch between intel and NVIDIA graphics.

edited Dec 28 '15 at 19:19

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answered Dec 27 '15 at 12:44

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Thanks but i still have a issue with error what is shown on my question. – Martins Rudavs Dec 27 '15 at 13:14
@MartinsRudavs : Please check whether you have to enable switchable mode or NVIDIA graphics in BIOS. If you still get an error after switching the mode or enabling the card, please report back. :) – cl-netbox Dec 27 '15 at 13:36
I checked.I don't have option to switch in bios – Martins Rudavs Dec 27 '15 at 15:26
@MartinsRudavs : What is the exact model name of your Acer notebook ? – cl-netbox Dec 27 '15 at 15:30
acer aspire v3 571g – Martins Rudavs Dec 27 '15 at 15:30
@MartinsRudavs : Does the Ubuntu desktop work properly without issues regardless this message ? – cl-netbox Dec 27 '15 at 15:34
works perfectly but after installing nvidia drivers that error showing but otherwise everything works perfectly – Martins Rudavs Dec 27 '15 at 15:49
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@MartinsRudavs Good to hear this - you then can just ignore the message. Acer notebooks are known to sometimes having some compatibility issues, especially BIOS related things - enjoy ubuntu experience ! :) – cl-netbox Dec 27 '15 at 15:54

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