diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 6c65926..e946c31 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 1.8.26
-####  Date: December 22 2012
+####  version: 1.8.27
+####  Date: January 9 2013
 ####  Patch Number: 00
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 ####  Gaim/Pidgin, Weechat, KVIrc and Kopete.
 ####  Original infobash author and copyright holder:
 ####  Copyright (C) 2005-2007  Michiel de Boer a.k.a. locsmif
-####  inxi version: Copyright (C) 2008-12 Scott Rogers & Harald Hope
+####  inxi version: Copyright (C) 2008-2013 Scott Rogers & Harald Hope
 ####  Further fixes (listed as known): Horst Tritremmel <hjt at sidux.com>
 ####  Steven Barrett (aka: damentz) - usb audio patch; swap percent used patch
 ####  Jarett.Stevens - dmidecde -M patch for older systems with the /sys 
@@ -3438,6 +3438,21 @@ get_desktop_environment()
 			elif [[ -n $( grep -is '^I3_' <<< "$xprop_root" ) ]];then
 				version=$( get_de_app_version 'i3' '^i3' '3' )
 				desktop_environment='i3'
+			elif [[ -n $( grep -is 'WINDOWMAKER' <<< "$xprop_root" ) ]];then
+				version=$( get_de_app_version 'wmaker' '^Window[[:space:]]*Maker' 'NF' )
+				if [[ -n $version ]];then
+					version="$version "
+				fi
+				desktop_environment="WindowMaker"
+			elif [[ -n $( grep -is '^_WM2' <<< "$xprop_root" ) ]];then
+				# note; there isn't actually a wm2 version available but error handling should cover it and return null
+				# maybe one day they will add it?
+				version=$( get_de_app_version 'wm2' '^wm2' 'NF' )
+				# not certain will always have version, so keep output right if not
+				if [[ -n $version ]];then
+					version="$version "
+				fi
+				desktop_environment="WM2"
 			fi
 		fi
 		# a few manual hacks for things that don't id with xprop, these are just good guesses
@@ -3463,6 +3478,10 @@ get_desktop_environment()
 			elif [[ -n $( grep -Eis '([[:space:]]|/)dwm' <<< "$ps_aux" | grep -v 'grep' ) ]];then
 				version=$( get_de_app_version 'dwm' '^dwm' '1' )
 				desktop_environment='dwm'
+			elif [[ -n $( grep -is 'wmii2' <<< "$ps_aux" | grep -v 'grep' ) ]];then
+				version=$( get_de_app_version 'wmii2' '^wmii2' '1' )
+				desktop_environment='wmii2'
+			# note: in debian at least, wmii is actuall wmii3
 			elif [[ -n $( grep -is 'wmii' <<< "$ps_aux" | grep -v 'grep' ) ]];then
 				version=$( get_de_app_version 'wmii' '^wmii' '1' )
 				desktop_environment='wmii'
@@ -3487,7 +3506,7 @@ get_de_app_version()
 	
 	# mate-about -v = MATE Desktop Environment 1.4.0
 	case $1 in
-		dwm|jwm|mate-about|wmii)
+		dwm|jwm|mate-about|wmii|wmii2)
 			get_version='-v'
 			;;
 	esac
@@ -3516,7 +3535,7 @@ get_de_app_version()
 		/'$2'/ {
 			# sample: dwm-5.8.2, ©.. etc, why no space? who knows. Also get rid of v in number string
 			# xfce, and other, output has , in it, so dump all commas
-			gsub(/(,|dwm-|wmii-|v|V)/, "",$'$3') 
+			gsub(/(,|dwm-|wmii2-|wmii-|v|V)/, "",$'$3') 
 			print $'$3'
 			exit # quit after first match prints
 		}' <<< "$version_data" )
@@ -4520,7 +4539,8 @@ get_hard_drive_data_advanced()
 	## then we'll loop through that array looking for matches.
 	if [[ -n $( grep -E 'sd[a-z]' <<< ${A_HDD_DATA[@]} ) ]];then
 		# first pack the main ls variable so we don't have to keep using ls /dev...
-		ls_disk_by_id="$( ls -l /dev/disk/by-id )"
+		# not all systems have /dev/disk/by-id
+		ls_disk_by_id="$( ls -l /dev/disk/by-id 2>/dev/null )"
 		for (( i=0; i < ${#A_HDD_DATA[@]} - 1; i++ ))
 		do
 			if [[ -n $( grep -E '^sd[a-z]' <<< ${A_HDD_DATA[$i]} ) ]];then