hi i'm new to linux and i downloaded kubuntu, i have placed it on my hard drive so that i have a dual boot system where i can choice which OS to boot for now so that i can get used to the new linux, however i cannot seem to boot kubuntu properly i can start it and get the loading bar but then once it has finished it says it is not in the right video mode and underneath says ( optimum video 1280 * 1024 60hz) i have checked on my windows boot and my resolution is already in 1280 * 1024 so i do not know how to get around this problem. I have a Nvidea Gforce 6800 graphics card 200gb of hard drive, 3.2Ghz processor and 2 Gb of RAM. Please help and explain well because i am new to linux so cannot understand if extremely complicated and could you please advise whether kubuntu is a good place to start or would linuxmint be better? thank you in advance! Vbkid57

Head on over to the Ubuntu Forums and search for nvidia 6800. There's lots of discussion about this card and graphics resolution. http://ubuntuforums.org/index.php Try here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=909586 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=905837