Hi again, > Just to be clear here: I am a reasonably proficient user. I'm not an > expert. I am just a user with a working knowledge of compiling stuff up. I So no code from you ... sad :-( > to be given some straightforward instructions on what to do and where to > find the tools necessary to collect the data. 1.) opcontrol --stop 2.) opcontrol --reset 3.) opcontrol --start --vmlinux=path_to_your_vmlinux_file (this is in some strange package when using fedory, use google) 4.) Do the things that are slow 5.) opcontrol --stop 6.) opreport / opreport -l This will tell you where time goes to. Good luck, lg Clemens _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list