diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index f74af49..ca59658 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  Version: 2.1.13
-####  Date: 2014-03-30
+####  Version: 2.1.14
+####  Date: 2014-03-31
 ####  Patch Number: 00
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
@@ -1599,7 +1599,15 @@ debug_data_collector()
 		systemctl list-units --type=target &> $debug_data_dir/systemctl-list-units-target.txt
 		initctl list &> $debug_data_dir/initctl-list.txt
 		sensors &> $debug_data_dir/sensors.txt
-		strings --version  &> $debug_data_dir/strings.txt
+		if type -p strings &>/dev/null;then
+			touch $debug_data_dir/strings-present
+		else
+			touch $debug_data_dir/strings-absent
+		fi
+		# leaving this commented out to remind that some systems do not
+		# support strings --version, but will just simply hang at that command
+		# which you can duplicate by simply typing: strings then hitting enter, you will get hang.
+		# strings --version  &> $debug_data_dir/strings.txt
 		if type -p nvidia-smi &>/dev/null;then
 			nvidia-smi -q &> $debug_data_dir/nvidia-smi-q.txt
 			nvidia-smi -q -x &> $debug_data_dir/nvidia-smi-xq.txt
diff --git a/inxi.changelog b/inxi.changelog
index 95cdb62..cd2c62b 100755
--- a/inxi.changelog
+++ b/inxi.changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+=====================================================================================
+Version: 2.1.14
+Patch Version: 00
+Script Date:  2014-03-31
+-----------------------------------
+Changes:
+-----------------------------------
+new version/tarball. Tiny fix in debugger, it turns out that in some systems, the command:
+strings --version used in the debugger results in a hang, which you can duplicate with:
+strings 
+alone, without any argument or info, that will hang too, so I assume if the system doesn't
+have the --version parameter, strings ignores that, and basically just does what it would do
+with no option, hang.
+
+Thanks for user ypharis persistence in tracking down this issue. So far only appeared on slackware
+based distros, but since the debugger should 'just work', removing the version test.
+
+-----------------------------------
+-- Harald Hope - Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:49:48 -0700
+
 =====================================================================================
 Version: 2.1.13
 Patch Version: 00