I killed pcscd, but no effect. Re-installing htop first, pcscd wasn't hogging any cpu, in fact nothing seems to be. But the fan is sure cycling like mad. Also, I have about 25-50 copies of the console-kit-daemon running. For what effect please? Thanks. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"