diff --git a/adb/adb_client.c b/adb/adb_client.c
index 8340738..f7823a8 100644
--- a/adb/adb_client.c
+++ b/adb/adb_client.c
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@
         return 0;
 
     fd = _adb_connect(service);
-    if(fd == -2) {
+    if(fd == -1) {
+        fprintf(stderr,"error: %s\n", __adb_error);
+    } else if(fd == -2) {
         fprintf(stderr,"** daemon still not running\n");
     }
     D("adb_connect: return fd %d\n", fd);
diff --git a/adb/commandline.c b/adb/commandline.c
index 27a1754..c9bb437 100644
--- a/adb/commandline.c
+++ b/adb/commandline.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@
 
     fd = adb_connect("restore:");
     if (fd < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "adb: unable to connect for backup\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, "adb: unable to connect for restore\n");
         adb_close(tarFd);
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/libcutils/arch-x86/sse2-memset16-atom.S b/libcutils/arch-x86/sse2-memset16-atom.S
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index cafec82..c2a762b
--- a/libcutils/arch-x86/sse2-memset16-atom.S
+++ b/libcutils/arch-x86/sse2-memset16-atom.S
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 # define SETRTNVAL	movl DEST(%esp), %eax
 #endif
 
-#ifdef SHARED
+#if (defined SHARED || defined __PIC__)
 # define ENTRANCE	PUSH (%ebx);
 # define RETURN_END	POP (%ebx); ret
 # define RETURN		RETURN_END; CFI_PUSH (%ebx)
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 	PUSH (%ebx)
 	mov	$SHARED_CACHE_SIZE, %ebx
 #else
-# ifdef SHARED
+# if (defined SHARED || defined __PIC__)
 	call	__i686.get_pc_thunk.bx
 	add	$_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_, %ebx
 	mov	__x86_shared_cache_size@GOTOFF(%ebx), %ebx
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
 # define RESTORE_EBX_STATE CFI_PUSH (%ebx)
 	cmp	$DATA_CACHE_SIZE, %ecx
 #else
-# ifdef SHARED
+# if (defined SHARED || defined __PIC__)
 #  define RESTORE_EBX_STATE
 	call	__i686.get_pc_thunk.bx
 	add	$_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_, %ebx
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@
 	jae	L(128bytesormore_nt)
 	sfence
 L(shared_cache_loop_end):
-#if defined DATA_CACHE_SIZE || !defined SHARED
+#if defined DATA_CACHE_SIZE || !(defined SHARED || defined __PIC__)
 	POP (%ebx)
 #endif
 	add	%ecx, %edx
diff --git a/libcutils/arch-x86/sse2-memset32-atom.S b/libcutils/arch-x86/sse2-memset32-atom.S
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 4a52484..05eb64f
--- a/libcutils/arch-x86/sse2-memset32-atom.S
+++ b/libcutils/arch-x86/sse2-memset32-atom.S
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 # define SETRTNVAL
 #endif
 
-#ifdef SHARED
+#if (defined SHARED || defined __PIC__)
 # define ENTRANCE	PUSH (%ebx);
 # define RETURN_END	POP (%ebx); ret
 # define RETURN		RETURN_END; CFI_PUSH (%ebx)
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 	PUSH (%ebx)
 	mov	$SHARED_CACHE_SIZE, %ebx
 #else
-# ifdef SHARED
+# if (defined SHARED || defined __PIC__)
 	call	__i686.get_pc_thunk.bx
 	add	$_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_, %ebx
 	mov	__x86_shared_cache_size@GOTOFF(%ebx), %ebx
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 # define RESTORE_EBX_STATE CFI_PUSH (%ebx)
 	cmp	$DATA_CACHE_SIZE, %ecx
 #else
-# ifdef SHARED
+# if (defined SHARED || defined __PIC__)
 #  define RESTORE_EBX_STATE
 	call	__i686.get_pc_thunk.bx
 	add	$_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_, %ebx
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
 	jae	L(128bytesormore_nt)
 	sfence
 L(shared_cache_loop_end):
-#if defined DATA_CACHE_SIZE || !defined SHARED
+#if defined DATA_CACHE_SIZE || !(defined SHARED || defined __PIC__)
 	POP (%ebx)
 #endif
 	add	%ecx, %edx