In further update news... the latest kernel is now loaded. The next thing for the round of updates is to update all of the packages, but that could be fairly major if things happen to break so probably a weekend project just in case. Horray for finally getting things up to date again! Tsunami is well on its way to being ready for a HTPC (home theater computer) role. Windoze is installed and updated (i'm not sure if there's linux drivers for the tuner card - and just want it working for now). I still need to put the tuner in and get that all loaded up, but i'm making progress at least!