Yah, I'm still with you albeit in lurk mode. I picked up the XM direct unit last week in Houston and got Debian installed. Then I saw this and thought "Hard work is God's way of saying find someone else to do it" If jv8 is this close, I thought we pitch in there if he needs help and if Stu can offer anything on the hardware mod. Otherwise, sure we can work it from the software direction.

And regarding the nay-sayers, radio isn't exactly free on the empeg. An XM direct module costs $50, a little more if you want digital out. Compared to the cost of a tuner, it's not a bad option for someone who wants radio but isn't fortunate enough to have a tuner. Me? I have an original tuner and a PCATS tuner. I'm just in it for the geek factor. 160GB of mp3s, linux, and satellite radio in a classic mustang.