diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/cpu_freq b/usr/lib/byobu/cpu_freq
index b097a054..61c89da1 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/cpu_freq
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/cpu_freq
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ __cpu_freq() {
 		read hz < /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq
 		fpdiv $hz "1000000" 1 # 1Ghz
 		freq="$_RET"
-	else
+	elif [ -r "/proc/cpuinfo" ]; then
 		if egrep -q -s -i -m 1 "^cpu MHz|^clock" /proc/cpuinfo; then
 			freq=$(egrep -i -m 1 "^cpu MHz|^clock" /proc/cpuinfo | awk -F"[:.]" '{ printf "%01.1f", $2 / 1000 }')
 		else
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ __cpu_freq() {
 			freq=$(egrep -i -m 1 "^bogomips" /proc/cpuinfo | awk -F"[:.]" '{ print $2 }')
 			freq=$(printf "%s %s" "$freq" "$count" | awk '{printf "%01.1f\n", $1/$2/1000}')
 		fi
+	elif hz=$(sysctl -n hw.cpufrequency 2>/dev/null); then
+		fpdiv $hz "1000000000" 1 # 1Ghz
+		freq="$_RET"
 	fi
 	[ -n "$freq" ] || return
 	color b c W; printf "%s" "$freq"; color -; color c W; printf "%s" "$ICON_GHz"; color --
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/date b/usr/lib/byobu/date
index 46851675..b37ba31d 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/date
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/date
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ __date_detail() {
 
 __date() {
 	case "$BYOBU_BACKEND" in
-		tmux)
-			date +"%Y-%m-%d "
-		;;
 		screen)
 			bd=$(date "+%m%d")
 			[ "$bd" = "0320" ] && msg="$(printf "%s" SGFwcHkgQmlydGhkYXkgU2NyZWVuIC0tIGh0dHA6Ly9iaXQubHkvc2NyZWVuLWJkYXkK | base64 -di)" && $BYOBU_BACKEND -X -S "byobu" at "*" echo "[$msg]"
 			color none; printf "\005Y-\005m-\005d"; color --
 		;;
+		tmux|*)
+			date +"%Y-%m-%d "
+		;;
 	esac
 }
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/entropy b/usr/lib/byobu/entropy
index e97f882c..719ab782 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/entropy
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/entropy
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 __entropy_detail() {
-	cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail
+	cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 __entropy() {
-	local e=$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail)
-	[ -n "$e" ] || return
-	color K Y; printf "e%s" "$e"; color --
+	if [ -r /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail ]; then
+		local e=$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail)
+		[ -n "$e" ] || return
+		color K Y; printf "e%s" "$e"; color --
+	fi
 }
 
 # vi: syntax=sh ts=4 noexpandtab
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil b/usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil
index 6ed416fa..c18831fc 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ get_network_interface() {
 			[ "$Mask" = "00000000" ] && break
 		done < /proc/net/route
 		_RET="$Iface"
-	elif $BYOBU_TEST route >/dev/null; then
+	elif $BYOBU_TEST route >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		# Route command on path
 		_RET=$(route get default|grep interface:|awk '{print $2}')
 	elif [ -x "/sbin/route" ]; then
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address b/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address
index fcddd6c4..4fa564a8 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/ip_address
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@
 
 __ip_address_detail() {
 	[ -x /sbin/ifconfig ] && /sbin/ifconfig
-	/sbin/ip -4 addr list
-	/sbin/ip -6 addr list
+	if [ -x /sbin/ip ]; then
+		/sbin/ip -4 addr list
+		/sbin/ip -6 addr list
+	fi
 }
 
 __ip_address() {
@@ -44,7 +46,12 @@ __ip_address() {
 				sleep 0.02
 			else
 				# Background an update
-				LC_ALL=C /sbin/ip -6 addr list dev "$interface" scope global >"$cache" 2>/dev/null &
+				if [ -x /sbin/ip ]; then
+					LC_ALL=C /sbin/ip -6 addr list dev "$interface" scope global >"$cache" 2>/dev/null &
+				elif $BYOBU_TEST ifconfig >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+					LC_ALL=c ifconfig "$interface" | grep "inet6 " | awk '{print $2}' | sed "s/%.*//" >"$cache" 2>/dev/null &
+
+				fi
 			fi
 			[ -s "$cache" ] && read ipaddr < "$cache"
 			# Print 'None' if we have no global address
@@ -63,9 +70,13 @@ __ip_address() {
 				sleep 0.02
 				[ -s "$cache" ] && read ipaddr < "$cache"
 			else
-				ipaddr=$(LC_ALL=C /sbin/ip -4 addr list dev "$interface" scope global 2>/dev/null)
-				ipaddr=${ipaddr#* inet }
-				ipaddr=${ipaddr%%/*}
+				if [ -x /sbin/ip ]; then
+					ipaddr=$(LC_ALL=C /sbin/ip -4 addr list dev "$interface" scope global 2>/dev/null)
+					ipaddr=${ipaddr#* inet }
+					ipaddr=${ipaddr%%/*}
+				elif $BYOBU_TEST ifconfig >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+					ipaddr=$(ifconfig "$interface" | grep "inet " | awk '{print $2}')
+				fi
 			fi
 		;;
 	esac
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/load_average b/usr/lib/byobu/load_average
index 143c5aea..c1eeb239 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/load_average
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/load_average
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
+#!/bin/sh
 #
 #    load_average: grab the current load average
 #
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ __load_average_detail() {
 }
 
 __load_average() {
-	read one five fifteen other < /proc/loadavg
+	if [ -r "/proc/loadavg" ]; then
+		read one five fifteen other < /proc/loadavg
+	else
+		one=$(uptime | sed -e "s/.*://" | awk '{print $1}')
+	fi
 	[ -n "$one" ] || return
 	color Y k; printf "$one"; color --
 }
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/memory b/usr/lib/byobu/memory
index 79c779d6..15cf39ca 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/memory
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/memory
@@ -26,15 +26,28 @@ __memory() {
 __memory() {
 	local free="" total="" buffers="" cached=""
 	local kb_main_used=0 buffers_plus_cached=0 fo_buffers=0 fo_cached=0
-	while read tok val unit; do
-		case "$tok" in
-			MemTotal:) total=${val};;
-			MemFree:) free=${val};;
-			Buffers:) buffers=${val};;
-			Cached:) cached=${val};;
-		esac
-		[ -n "${free}" -a -n "${total}" -a -n "${buffers}" -a -n "${cached}" ] && break;
-	done < /proc/meminfo
+	if [ -r /proc/meminfo ]; then
+		while read tok val unit; do
+			case "$tok" in
+				MemTotal:) total=${val};;
+				MemFree:) free=${val};;
+				Buffers:) buffers=${val};;
+				Cached:) cached=${val};;
+			esac
+			[ -n "${free}" -a -n "${total}" -a -n "${buffers}" -a -n "${cached}" ] && break;
+		done < /proc/meminfo
+	elif $BYOBU_TEST vm_stat >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		# MacOS support
+		# calculation borrowed from http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/48195/18857
+		free_blocks=$(vm_stat | grep free | awk '{ print $3 }' | sed 's/\.//')
+		inactive_blocks=$(vm_stat | grep inactive | awk '{ print $3 }' | sed 's/\.//')
+		speculative_blocks=$(vm_stat | grep speculative | awk '{ print $3 }' | sed 's/\.//')
+		free=$((($free_blocks+speculative_blocks)*4))
+		inactive=$(($inactive_blocks*4))
+		total=$((($free+$inactive)))
+		buffers=0
+		cached=0
+	fi
         kb_main_used=$(($total-$free))
         buffers_plus_cached=$(($buffers+$cached))
         # "free output" buffers and cache (output from 'free')
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/menu b/usr/lib/byobu/menu
index 57056e47..10c62128 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/menu
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/menu
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ __menu() {
 	else
 		key="F9"
 	fi
-	text=$(gettext "Menu")
+	text=$(gettext "Menu" 2>/dev/null) || text="Menu"
 	color k w; printf "%s:<" "$text"; color -; color b k w; printf "%s" "$key"; color k w; printf ">"
 }
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/processes b/usr/lib/byobu/processes
index 9a8ed870..ef54d022 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/processes
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/processes
@@ -20,11 +20,16 @@
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 __processes_detail() {
-	ps -ejH
+	ps -ej
 }
 
 __processes() {
-	local count=$(ls -d /proc/[0-9]* 2>/dev/null| wc -l)
+	local count=
+	if [ -r /proc ]; then
+		count=$(ls -d /proc/[0-9]* 2>/dev/null| wc -l)
+	else
+		count=$(ps -ef | wc -l | awk '{print $1}')
+	fi
 	[ -n "$count" ] || return
 	color b y w; printf "%s" "$count"; color -; color y w; printf "&"; color --
 }
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/time b/usr/lib/byobu/time
index 512af6f8..03f93c69 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/time
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/time
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ __time_detail() {
 
 __time() {
 	case "$BYOBU_BACKEND" in
-		tmux)
-			date +"%H:%M:%S"
-		;;
 		screen)
 			printf "\0050c:\005s"
 		;;
+		tmux|*)
+			date +"%H:%M:%S"
+		;;
 	esac
 }
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/time_utc b/usr/lib/byobu/time_utc
index 05a42b79..515c1fea 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/time_utc
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/time_utc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ __time_utc_detail() {
 
 __time_utc() {
 	d=$(date -u +%H:%M)
-	color invert; printf "%s UTC" "$d"; color --
+	color invert; printf "%sUTC" "$d"; color --
 }
 
 # vi: syntax=sh ts=4 noexpandtab
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/uptime b/usr/lib/byobu/uptime
index 6adf8c85..c655b62e 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/uptime
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/uptime
@@ -26,17 +26,21 @@ __uptime_detail() {
 }
 
 __uptime() {
-	local u idle str
-	read u idle < /proc/uptime
-	u=${u%.*}
-	if [ "$u" -gt 86400 ]; then
-		str="$(($u / 86400))d$((($u % 86400) / 3600))h"
-	elif [ "$u" -gt 3600 ]; then
-		str="$(($u / 3600))h$((($u % 3600) / 60))m"
-	elif [ "$u" -gt 60 ]; then
-		str="$(($u / 60))m"
+	local u= idle= str=
+	if [ -r /proc/uptime ]; then
+		read u idle < /proc/uptime
+		u=${u%.*}
+		if [ "$u" -gt 86400 ]; then
+			str="$(($u / 86400))d$((($u % 86400) / 3600))h"
+		elif [ "$u" -gt 3600 ]; then
+			str="$(($u / 3600))h$((($u % 3600) / 60))m"
+		elif [ "$u" -gt 60 ]; then
+			str="$(($u / 60))m"
+		else
+			str="${u}s"
+		fi
 	else
-		str="${u}s"
+		str=$(uptime | sed -e "s/.* up *//" -e "s/ days, /d/" -e "s/:/h/" -e "s/,.*/m/")
 	fi
 	[ -n "$str" ] || return
 	color w b; printf "%s" "${str}"; color --
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/users b/usr/lib/byobu/users
index c2fe3871..1a698c39 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/users
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/users
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ __users_detail() {
 }
 
 __users() {
-	local count
+	local count=0
 	if [ "$USERS_DISTINCT" = "1" ]; then
 		count=$(pgrep -fl 'sshd:.*@' | cut -f3 -d\ | cut -f1 -d@ | sort -u | wc -l)
 	else
 		# Note: we'd like to use pgrep -c, however, this isn't available in
 		# busybox and some distro's pgrep (and it doesn't exit non-zero).
-		count=$(pgrep -f "^sshd:.*@" | wc -l) || return
+		count=$(pgrep -f "^sshd:.*@|^/usr/sbin/sshd -i" | wc -l) || return
 	fi
 	if [ $count -gt 0 ]; then
 		color b w r; printf "%d" "$count"; color -; color w r; printf "#"; color --