diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 629f586..30f9edd 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 1.0.7
+####  version: 1.0.8
 ####  Date: 13 March 2009
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ DISTROS_LSB_GOOD="mandrake-release mandriva-release mandrakelinux-release"
 # $'\1' gets weird results :
 # user@host $ ARR=($'\x01'"one two" three four); echo ${ARR[0]} | hd -v
 # 00000000  01 01 6f 6e 65 20 74 77  6f 0a                    |..one two.|
-A_NORMAL_BANS=( corporation communications gmbh technologies technology group $'\2'"\<ltd\>" ltd. $'\2'"\<inc\>" inc. $'\2'\<co\> co. "(tm)" "(r)" $'\2'"\(rev ..\)" )
+A_NORMAL_BANS=( corporation communications gmbh technologies technology group $'\2'"\<ltd\>" ltd. $'\2'"\<inc\>" inc. $'\2'\<co\> co. "(tm)" "(r)" "®" $'\2'"\(rev ..\)" )
 A_CPU_BANS=( @ cpu deca 'dual core' dual-core 'tri core' tri-core 'quad core' quad-core ennea genuine hepta hexa multi octa penta 'processor' processor single triple $'\2'"[0-9.]+ *[MmGg][Hh][Zz]" )
 # after processing, the ban arrays will be put into these:
 BAN_LIST_NORMAL=''
@@ -992,8 +992,8 @@ show_options()
 	print_screen_output "    3 - Also show hard disk names as detected."
 	print_screen_output "    4 - Also show partition size/filled data for (if present):/, /home, /var/, /boot"
 	print_screen_output "    5 - For multicore systems, also show per core clock speeds; shows audio card."
-	print_screen_output "-x  Show extra data: bogomips on cpu; driver version (if available) for network/audio."
-	print_screen_output "    Only works with verbose or line output."
+	print_screen_output "-x  Show extra data: bogomips on cpu; driver version (if available) for network/audio;"
+	print_screen_output "    direct rendering status for Graphics. Only works with verbose or line output."
 	print_screen_output ""
 	print_screen_output "Additional Options:"
 	print_screen_output "-h - this help menu."
@@ -1890,9 +1890,18 @@ get_graphics_glx_data()
 {
 	if [[ $B_X_RUNNING == 'true' ]];then
 		IFS=$'\n'
+		# A_GLX_DATA=( $( glxinfo | gawk -F ': ' '
+		# A_GLX_DATA=( $( cat ../../modules/data/glxinfo-atom-1r | gawk -F ': ' '
+		# A_GLX_DATA=( $( cat ../../modules/data/glxinfo-intel-sput | gawk -F ': ' '
+		# there are arch bugs that make glxinfo generate bad output errors
+		# A_GLX_DATA=( $( glxinfo | gawk -F ': ' '
+		# A_GLX_DATA=( $( cat ../../modules/data/glxinfo-bad-rendering | gawk -F ': ' '
 		A_GLX_DATA=( $( glxinfo | gawk -F ': ' '
 		# note: function declarations go before BEGIN? It appears so, confirm.
-		function join(arr, sep) {
+		# the real question here though is why this function is even here, seems
+		# just to be a complicated way to pack/print a variable, but maybe the
+		# original idea was to handle > 1 cases of detections I guess
+		function join( arr, sep ) {
 			s=""
 			i=flag=0
 			for ( i in arr ) {
@@ -1909,24 +1918,28 @@ get_graphics_glx_data()
 		}
 		/opengl renderer/ {
 			if ( $2 ~ /mesa/ ) {
-				# Allow r300 et al, but not the rest
-				if ( $2 ~ / r[3-9][0-9][0-9] / ) {
+				# Allow all mesas
+# 				if ( $2 ~ / r[3-9][0-9][0-9] / ) {
+					gsub(/'"$BAN_LIST_NORMAL"'/, "", $2)
 					a[$2]
-					f++
-				}
+					# this counter failed in one case, a bug, and is not needed now
+# 					f++
+# 				}
 				next
 			}
 			$2 && a[$2]
 		}
-		/opengl version/ && ( f || $2 !~ /mesa/ ) {
+		# dropping all conditions from this test to just show full mesa information
+		# there is a user case where not f and mesa apply, atom mobo
+		# /opengl version/ && ( f || $2 !~ /mesa/ ) {
+		/opengl version/ {
 			$2 && b[$2]
 		}
 		/direct rendering/ {
 			$2 && c[$2]
 		}
-
 		END {
-			printf("%s\n%s\n%s\n", join(a,", "), join(b,", "), join(c,", "))
+			printf( "%s\n%s\n%s\n", join( a, ", " ), join( b, ", " ), join( c, ", " ) )
 		}' ) )
 		IFS="$ORIGINAL_IFS"
 
@@ -3060,7 +3073,11 @@ print_gfx_data()
 	get_graphics_glx_data
 	local glx_renderer="${A_GLX_DATA[0]}"
 	local glx_version="${A_GLX_DATA[1]}"
-	local glx_direct_render="${A_GLX_DATA[2]}"
+	# this can contain a long No case debugging message, so it's being sliced off
+	# note: using grep -ioE '(No|Yes)' <<< ${A_GLX_DATA[2]} did not work in Arch, no idea why
+	local glx_direct_render=$( gawk '{
+		print $1
+	}'  <<< "${A_GLX_DATA[2]}" )
 
 	if [[ ${#A_GFX_CARD_DATA[@]} -gt 1 ]];then
 		i=1
@@ -3080,15 +3097,16 @@ print_gfx_data()
 	fi
 	print_screen_output "$gfx_data"
 
-	if [[ -z $glx_renderer || -z $glx_version ]];then
-		b_is_mesa='true'
-	fi
+# 	if [[ -z $glx_renderer || -z $glx_version ]];then
+# 		b_is_mesa='true'
+# 	fi
 
 	## note: if glx render or version have no content, then mesa is true
-	if [[ $B_X_RUNNING == 'true' ]] && [[ $b_is_mesa != 'true' ]];then
+	# if [[ $B_X_RUNNING == 'true' ]] && [[ $b_is_mesa != 'true' ]];then
+	if [[ $B_X_RUNNING == 'true' ]];then
 		gfx_data=$( create_print_line " " "${C1}GLX Renderer${C2} ${glx_renderer} ${C1}GLX Version${C2} ${glx_version}${CN}" )
-		if [[ $B_HANDLE_CORRUPT_DATA == 'true' ]];then
-			gfx_data="${gfx_data} ${C1}Direct rendering${C2} ${glx_direct_render}${CN}"
+		if [[ $B_HANDLE_CORRUPT_DATA == 'true' || $B_EXTRA_DATA == 'true' ]];then
+			gfx_data="$gfx_data ${C1}Direct Rendering${C2} ${glx_direct_render}${CN}"
 		fi
 		print_screen_output "$gfx_data"
 	fi