Index: rockbox/apps/lang/english.lang
===================================================================
--- apps/lang/english.lang	(revision 15258)
+++ apps/lang/english.lang	(working copy)
@@ -11431,3 +11431,87 @@
     *: "Empty list"
   </voice>
 </phrase>
+<phrase>
+  id: LANG_BOOKMARK_SYSTEM_FAILURE
+  desc: Basic sanity check for information needed to bookmark failed 
+  user:
+  <source>
+    *: "Invalid Bookmark State!"
+  </source>
+  <dest>
+    *: "Invalid Bookmark State!"
+  </dest>
+  <voice>
+    *: "Invalid Bookmark State!"
+  </voice>
+</phrase>
+<phrase>
+  id: LANG_BOOKMARK_DATA_CREATE_FAILURE
+  desc: Indicates bookmark was not created
+  user:
+  <source>
+    *: "Error Building Bookmark!"
+  </source>
+  <dest>
+    *: "Error Building Bookmark!"
+  </dest>
+  <voice>
+    *: "Error Building Bookmark!"
+  </voice>
+</phrase>
+<phrase>
+  id: LANG_BOOKMARK_NO_TRACK
+  desc: Could not find a playing track to bookmark
+  user:
+  <source>
+    *: "No Track Playing!"
+  </source>
+  <dest>
+    *: "No Track Playing!"
+  </dest>
+  <voice>
+    *: "No Track Playing!"
+  </voice>
+</phrase>
+<phrase>
+  id: LANG_BOOKMARK_NO_ID3
+  desc: Could not find a playing track to bookmark
+  user:
+  <source>
+    *: "Track Missing ID3!"
+  </source>
+  <dest>
+    *: "Track Missing ID3!"
+  </dest>
+  <voice>
+    *: "Track Missing ID3!"
+  </voice>
+</phrase>
+<phrase>
+  id: LANG_BOOKMARK_BAD_INFO
+  desc: Could not load resume info to create a bookmark from 
+  user:
+  <source>
+    *: "No Resume Info Found!"
+  </source>
+  <dest>
+    *: "No Resume Info Found!"
+  </dest>
+  <voice>
+    *: "No Resume Info Found!"
+  </voice>
+</phrase>
+<phrase>
+  id: LANG_BOOKMARK_PLAYLIST_MODIFIED
+  desc: Cannot bookmark a modified playlist 
+  user:
+  <source>
+    *: "Playlist Modified! Please Save Playlist"
+  </source>
+  <dest>
+    *: "Playlist Modified! Please Save Playlist"
+  </dest>
+  <voice>
+    *: "Playlist Modified! Please Save Playlist"
+  </voice>
+</phrase>
Index: rockbox/apps/bookmark.c
===================================================================
--- apps/bookmark.c	(revision 15258)
+++ apps/bookmark.c	(working copy)
@@ -222,17 +222,21 @@
     bool   success=false;
     char*  bookmark;
 
-    if (!system_check())
+    if (!system_check()) {
+       gui_syncsplash(HZ, ID2P(LANG_BOOKMARK_SYSTEM_FAILURE));
        return false; /* something didn't happen correctly, do nothing */
+    }
 
     bookmark = create_bookmark();
-    if (!bookmark)
-       return false; /* something didn't happen correctly, do nothing */
+    if (!bookmark) {
+	gui_syncsplash(HZ, ID2P(LANG_BOOKMARK_DATA_CREATE_FAILURE));
+	return false; /* something didn't happen correctly, do nothing */
+    }
 
-    if (global_settings.usemrb)
+    if (global_settings.usemrb) {
         success = add_bookmark(RECENT_BOOKMARK_FILE, bookmark, true);
+    }
 
-
     /* writing the bookmark */
     if (create_bookmark_file)
     {
@@ -984,11 +988,10 @@
 {
     bool exist=false;
 
-    if(system_check())
-    {
-        char* name = playlist_get_name(NULL, global_temp_buffer,
+    char* name = playlist_get_name(NULL, global_temp_buffer,
                                        sizeof(global_temp_buffer));
-        if (generate_bookmark_file_name(name))
+    if(name) {
+	if (generate_bookmark_file_name(name))
         {
             int fd=open(global_bookmark_file_name, O_RDONLY);
             if (fd >=0)
@@ -1015,20 +1018,30 @@
 {
     int resume_index = 0;
 
-    if (!(audio_status() && audio_current_track()))
-    {
+    if(!audio_status()) {
+        gui_syncsplash(HZ, ID2P(LANG_BOOKMARK_NO_TRACK));
+
         /* no track playing */
         return false; 
+    } else if(!audio_current_track()) {
+       	gui_syncsplash(HZ, ID2P(LANG_BOOKMARK_NO_ID3));
+
+        /* playing track is missing id3 tags */ 
+        return false; 
     }
 
     /* Checking to see if playing a queued track */
     if (playlist_get_resume_info(&resume_index) == -1)
     {
+        gui_syncsplash(HZ, ID2P(LANG_BOOKMARK_BAD_INFO));
+    	
         /* something bad happened while getting the queue information */
         return false;
     }
     else if (playlist_modified(NULL))
     {
+        gui_syncsplash(HZ, ID2P(LANG_BOOKMARK_PLAYLIST_MODIFIED));
+    	
         /* can't bookmark while in the queue */
         return false;
     }