diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index ca7678d..e7a4110 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 1.4.1
-####  Date: February 12 2010
+####  version: 1.4.2
+####  Date: February 13 2010
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
 ########################################################################
@@ -3198,7 +3198,7 @@ get_partition_data_advanced()
 	eval $LOGFE
 }
 
-# args: $1 - type +vsz/%cpu
+# args: $1 - type -rss/%cpu Note: +rss not supported on older systems, like Etch
 get_ps_data()
 {
 	eval $LOGFS
@@ -3245,14 +3245,18 @@ get_ps_data()
 	}
 	' ) )
 	# make the array ordered highest to lowest so output looks the way we expect it to
-	array_length=${#A_PS_DATA[@]}; 
-	while (( $i < $array_length/2 ))
-	do 
-		reorder_temp=${A_PS_DATA[i]}
-		A_PS_DATA[i]=${A_PS_DATA[$array_length-$i-1]}
-		A_PS_DATA[$array_length-$i-1]=$reorder_temp
-		(( i++ ))
-	done 
+	# this isn't necessary for -rss, and we can't make %cpu ordered the other way, so
+	# need to reverse it here. -rss is used because on older systems +rss is not supported
+	if [[ $1 == '%cpu' ]];then
+		array_length=${#A_PS_DATA[@]}; 
+		while (( $i < $array_length/2 ))
+		do 
+			reorder_temp=${A_PS_DATA[i]}
+			A_PS_DATA[i]=${A_PS_DATA[$array_length-$i-1]}
+			A_PS_DATA[$array_length-$i-1]=$reorder_temp
+			(( i++ ))
+		done 
+	fi
 
 	IFS="$ORIGINAL_IFS"
 	
@@ -4787,7 +4791,7 @@ print_ps_data()
 		b_print_first='false' 
 	fi
 	if [[ $B_SHOW_PS_MEM_DATA == 'true' ]];then
-		get_ps_data '+rss'
+		get_ps_data '-rss'
 		print_ps_item 'mem' "$b_print_first"
 	fi