[SOLVED]ethernet

[derekf]

Hello,

 Is there a way to disable or remove the  eth0 nvidia corporation mcp61 ethernet. If i go into Control Center then Remove A Conection and delete it, when i reboot my desktop computer it comes back.

 My motherboard is a ASUS M4N68T-M.

 Derek.

[T6]

why do you want it to be disabled?

if you don't use it anymore, in the bios of the mainboard you can find a way to disable the onboard lan

[derekf]

Something is slowing my internet down,and i thought it might be the ethernet.

I have now disabled it.

[T6]

how do you connect to internet?

don't you use the ethernet adapter for that?

about internet speed, this mostly depends on what you do with your connection

www.speedtest.net should give you real numbers about your real connection speed

i have used multiple mainboard with that chipset and none gave me a single problem, what kernel are you using now?

[derekf]

I connect using wifi

No i don`t use the ethernet adapter to connect

My internet speed is good, it is just web browsing that sometimes is slow

2.6.33.7-pclos6.bfs

[T6]

you are using the oldest kernel available but if you are using wifi this could not be a problem

about slow web browsing, that also depends on the amount of flash content saturating your cpu and if your isp provider is doing what is supposed to, offer a stable speed all the day

[derekf]

Is the kernel version update in the Synaptic Manager ? and which version do i download.

My hardware is :

 AMD Athlon x2 255 Processor.
 

[T6]

not sure to understand what you ask

the latest version of kernel in synaptic is 2.6.38.7

the kernel is not updated automatically because it doesn't offer conflicts to use a older kernel with newer apps

also, a newer kernel could offer you problems with some of your hardware, this is not the rule but can it happen sometimes

if you want to test a new kernel all you have to do is search for it in synaptic and add it, you can have multiple kernels if you want, i have installed simultaneously 4 but afik you can have more

the kernel you install can be the basic, bfs, pae, a64 and pae.bfs

if your cpu is a recent model from intel and you have more than 4 gbs of ram, pae or pae.bfs are good options

a64 is good for atom and amd 64bit capable cpus, just like yours!

[derekf]

So if i install the AMD64/Opteron (K8) optimised linux kernel for x86 arH, it be ok for my AMD ?

[T6]

that is what i said   

not sure if you can use pae, from what i have read, you can use this one too

install all and boot each one, in the boot menu, all of them will be listed

let it process the driver modules and detect hardware, it can take up to 5 minutes

if one can't boot or give kernel panic, remove it

[derekf]

I installed the AMD64/Opteron (K8) optimised linux kernel for x86 arH version.

But when i rebooted my computer and go into the terminal and type uname -r, it still gives me the 2.6.33.7-pclos6.bfs version.

How do i use the new one ?

[T6]

in the boot menu you have a list of options, one of the options must be the kernel you installed

[derekf]

I`ll reboot and have a look.

If i go to control center and Set Up Boot System, i get this - this program has exited abnormally

[T6]

you don't need to edit the boot menu to select the new option, it is added automatically

about the error, possibly you have a partially updated system

pclinux must be updated completely or you end with errors like this or the whole system unusable

open synaptic and press reload button, mark all updates and apply

[derekf]

T6, I updated my computer and it has a new desktop back ground.

screenshot below.

http://postimage.org/image/11zvf4b5w/