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["Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>]

Andrew, as per http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers an update is available for your BIOS (2.17). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BiosUpdate , does it change anything? If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so
posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful.

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette
.

Thank you for your understanding.

** Description changed:

- The release notes for Ubuntu 12.10 claim [1] that UEFI Secure Boot is
- supported and suggest that I should expect an "it just works" experience
- on new hardware.
- 
- However, when I try to boot an Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit bootable USB stick
- [2] on a brand-new Acer Aspire V5-171, the following message appears:
- 
-     2. USB HDD: Memorex TD Classic 003C has been blocked by the current security policy.
-     [Ok]
- 
- I have confirmed that the USB stick boots without error when I enable
- the legacy BIOS boot mode on the computer's setup screen.
- 
+ The release notes for Ubuntu 12.10 claim [1] that UEFI Secure Boot is supported and suggest that I should expect an "it just works" experience on new hardware. However, when I try to boot an Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit bootable USB stick [2] on a brand-new Acer Aspire V5-171, the following message appears:
+     2. USB HDD: Memorex TD Classic 003C has been blocked by the current security policy.
+     [Ok]
  
  [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuDesktop#QuantalQuetzal.2BAC8-ReleaseNotes.2BAC8-CommonInfrastructure.Secure_Boot
  [2]: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows
- --- 
+ 
+ WORKAROUND: Enable legacy BIOS boot mode.
+ 
+ ---
  ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
-  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
-  /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu     2977 F.... pulseaudio
+  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu     2977 F.... pulseaudio
  CasperVersion: 1.335
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130627)
  MachineType: Acer V5-171
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.9.0-7.15-generic 3.9.7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
-  linux-restricted-modules-3.9.0-7-generic N/A
-  linux-backports-modules-3.9.0-7-generic  N/A
-  linux-firmware                           1.109
+  linux-restricted-modules-3.9.0-7-generic N/A
+  linux-backports-modules-3.9.0-7-generic  N/A
+  linux-firmware                           1.109
  Tags:  saucy
  Uname: Linux 3.9.0-7-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  dmi.bios.date: 12/12/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
  dmi.bios.version: V2.09
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Mimic
  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
  dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
  dmi.chassis.version: V2.09
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV2.09:bd12/12/2012:svnAcer:pnV5-171:pvrV2.09:rvnAcer:rnMimic:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV2.09:
  dmi.product.name: V5-171
  dmi.product.version: V2.09
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

** Tags removed: kernel-request-3.11.0-7.14
** Tags added: bios-outdated-2.17 bot-stop-nagging

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: High => Low

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

** Summary changed:

- Installer is blocked by UEFI Secure Boot
+ [Acer V5-171] Installer is blocked by UEFI Secure Boot

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Title:
  [Acer V5-171] Installer is blocked by UEFI Secure Boot

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in “linux” source package in Saucy:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The release notes for Ubuntu 12.10 claim [1] that UEFI Secure Boot is supported and suggest that I should expect an "it just works" experience on new hardware. However, when I try to boot an Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit bootable USB stick [2] on a brand-new Acer Aspire V5-171, the following message appears:
      2. USB HDD: Memorex TD Classic 003C has been blocked by the current security policy.
      [Ok]

  [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuDesktop#QuantalQuetzal.2BAC8-ReleaseNotes.2BAC8-CommonInfrastructure.Secure_Boot
  [2]: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows

  WORKAROUND: Enable legacy BIOS boot mode.

  ---
  ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu     2977 F.... pulseaudio
  CasperVersion: 1.335
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130627)
  MachineType: Acer V5-171
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper quiet splash --
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.9.0-7.15-generic 3.9.7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.9.0-7-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.9.0-7-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                           1.109
  Tags:  saucy
  Uname: Linux 3.9.0-7-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  dmi.bios.date: 12/12/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
  dmi.bios.version: V2.09
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Mimic
  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
  dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
  dmi.chassis.version: V2.09
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV2.09:bd12/12/2012:svnAcer:pnV5-171:pvrV2.09:rvnAcer:rnMimic:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV2.09:
  dmi.product.name: V5-171
  dmi.product.version: V2.09
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

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