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[Bryce Harrington <bryce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 02:22:40AM -0000, David Cameron wrote:
> My problem is exactly as the OP describes.  I am running 10.04 AMD64
> 
> (EE) NV(1): Cannot read V_BIOS (3) Input/output error
> 
> Please let me know if I should open a new bug report or provide
> additional information.

The -nv driver does not support this configuration and in fact was
deprecated in favor of the -nouveau driver in 10.10.  You would need to
use the -nvidia driver.

I would suggest seeking out technical support to help walk you through
the process, such as askubuntu.com.