diff --git a/minui/Android.mk b/minui/Android.mk
index 10f0f3f..d71cea2 100644
--- a/minui/Android.mk
+++ b/minui/Android.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ ifneq ($(BOARD_LDPI_RECOVERY),)
     LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DBOARD_LDPI_RECOVERY='"$(BOARD_LDPI_RECOVERY)"'
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(BOARD_HAS_JANKY_BACKBUFFER),)
+    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DBOARD_HAS_JANKY_BACKBUFFER
+endif
+
 LOCAL_MODULE := libminui
 
 include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/minui/graphics.c b/minui/graphics.c
index a96342f..8125b92 100644
--- a/minui/graphics.c
+++ b/minui/graphics.c
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ static int get_framebuffer(GGLSurface *fb)
     fb->width = vi.xres;
     fb->height = vi.yres;
     fb->stride = fi.line_length/2;
+#ifdef BOARD_HAS_JANKY_BACKBUFFER
+    fb->data = (void*) (((unsigned) bits) + vi.yres * fi.line_length);
+#else
     fb->data = (void*) (((unsigned) bits) + vi.yres * fi.line_length / 2);
+#endif
     fb->format = GGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_565;
     memset(fb->data, 0, vi.yres * vi.xres * 2);
 
diff --git a/roots.c b/roots.c
index 70d5578..0f6b3d7 100644
--- a/roots.c
+++ b/roots.c
@@ -157,6 +157,22 @@ int ensure_path_mounted(const char* path) {
             if (result == 0) return 0;
         }
 
+        LOGE("failed to mount %s (%s)\n", v->mount_point, strerror(errno));
+        return -1;
+    } else {
+        // let's just give it a shot and see what happens...
+        result = mount(v->device, v->mount_point, v->fs_type,
+                       MS_NOATIME | MS_NODEV | MS_NODIRATIME, "");
+        if (result == 0) return 0;
+
+        if (v->device2) {
+            LOGW("failed to mount %s (%s); trying %s\n",
+                 v->device, strerror(errno), v->device2);
+            result = mount(v->device2, v->mount_point, v->fs_type,
+                           MS_NOATIME | MS_NODEV | MS_NODIRATIME, "");
+            if (result == 0) return 0;
+        }
+
         LOGE("failed to mount %s (%s)\n", v->mount_point, strerror(errno));
         return -1;
     }