diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 72e367f..73d5c8e 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 0.8.5-b1-t9
+####  version: 0.8.5-b1-t10
 ####  Date: December 12 2008
 ########################################################################
 ####  inxi is a fork of infobash 3.02, the original bash sys info script by locsmif
@@ -306,14 +306,19 @@ error_handler()
 	exit $1
 }
 
+# args: $1 - $@ debugging string text; $2 - optional: type
 script_debugger()
 {
 	local a_debug_buffer=''
 
-	if [[ $B_ALL_UP == 'true' ]];then
-		if [[ $DEBUG -eq 0 ]];then
+	print_screen_output "debugger gets this: $1"
+
+	if [[ $B_ALL_UP == 'true' || $2 == 'missing-app' ]];then
+		# only return if not app missing or no debugger
+		if [[ $DEBUG -eq 0 && $2 != 'missing-app' ]];then
 			return
 		fi
+		print_screen_output "we in front of the dbi loop"
 		if [[ $DEBUG_BUFFER_INDEX -gt 0 ]];then
 			for (( DEBUG_BUFFER_INDEX=0; DEBUG_BUFFER_INDEX < ${#a_debug_buffer[@]}; DEBUG_BUFFER_INDEX++ ))
 			do
@@ -321,6 +326,7 @@ script_debugger()
 			done
 			DEBUG_BUFFER_INDEX=0
 		fi
+		print_screen_output "we got past the dbi loop"
 		print_screen_output "$@"
 	else
 		if [[ $B_DEBUG_FLOOD == 'true' && $DEBUG_BUFFER_INDEX -gt 10 ]];then
@@ -421,19 +427,12 @@ check_script_depends()
 	if [[ ! -d /proc/ ]];then
 		error_handler 6
 	fi
-# 	if [[ $B_TESTING_1 == 'true' ]];then
-		print_screen_output "B_X_RUNNING: $B_X_RUNNING"
-# 	fi
 	if [[ $B_X_RUNNING == 'true' ]];then
 		for app_name in xrandr xdpyinfo glxinfo
 		do
 			app_data=$( type -p $app_name )
-# 			if [[ $B_TESTING_1 == 'true' ]];then
-				print_screen_output "gfx app tests: app_data:$app_data:"
-# 			fi
 			if [[ -z $app_data ]];then
-				print_screen_output "gfx app tests: app_name not found in path:$app_name:"
-				script_debugger "Resuming in non X mode: $app_name not found in path"
+				script_debugger "Resuming in non X mode: $app_name not found in path" 'missing-app'
 				B_X_RUNNING='false'
 				break
 			fi
@@ -2375,12 +2374,6 @@ print_gfx_data()
 	local screen_resolution="$( get_graphics_res_data )"
 	local b_is_mesa='false'
 
-	if [[ $B_TESTING_1 == 'true' ]];then
-		#print_screen_output "B_X_RUNNING: $B_X_RUNNING"
-		#print_screen_output "DEBUG: $DEBUG"
-		:
-	fi
-
 	# set A_GFX_CARD_DATA
 	get_graphics_card_data
 	# set A_X_DATA
@@ -2746,9 +2739,9 @@ if [[ $COLOR_SCHEME_SET != 'true' ]];then
 	set_color_scheme "$DEFAULT_SCHEME"
 fi
 
+# all the pre-start stuff is in place now
 B_ALL_UP='true'
-script_debugger "B_ALL_UP=true : inxi up and running.."
-
+script_debugger "Debugger: inxi up and running.."
 # then create the output
 print_it_out