diff --git a/qiboot/include/qi.h b/qiboot/include/qi.h
index c8971e6..2592cd4 100644
--- a/qiboot/include/qi.h
+++ b/qiboot/include/qi.h
@@ -47,6 +47,21 @@ enum ui_actions {
 	UI_ACTION_SKIPKERNEL	= (1 << 1),
 };
 
+enum ui_indication {
+	UI_IND_UPDATE_ONLY,
+	UI_IND_MOUNT_PART,
+	UI_IND_MOUNT_FAIL,
+	UI_IND_SKIPPING,
+	UI_IND_KERNEL_PULL,
+	UI_IND_KERNEL_PULL_OK,
+	UI_IND_KERNEL_PULL_FAIL,
+	UI_IND_INITRAMFS_PULL,
+	UI_IND_INITRAMFS_PULL_OK,
+	UI_IND_INITRAMFS_PULL_FAIL,
+	UI_IND_KERNEL_START,
+	UI_IND_MEM_TEST
+};
+
 /* describes a source for getting kernel image */
 
 struct kernel_source {
@@ -89,6 +104,7 @@ struct board_api {
 	void (*putc)(char);
 	void (*close)(void);
 	u8 (*get_ui_keys)(void);
+	void (*set_ui_indication)(enum ui_indication);
 
 	struct kernel_source kernel_source[8];
 };
diff --git a/qiboot/src/cpu/s3c2442/gta02.c b/qiboot/src/cpu/s3c2442/gta02.c
index 7b78b81..708e8a8 100644
--- a/qiboot/src/cpu/s3c2442/gta02.c
+++ b/qiboot/src/cpu/s3c2442/gta02.c
@@ -396,6 +396,40 @@ static u8 get_ui_keys_gta02(void)
 	
 	return ret;
 }
+
+static void set_ui_indication_gta02(enum ui_indication ui_indication)
+{
+	switch (ui_indication) {
+		case UI_IND_UPDATE_ONLY:
+			break;
+
+		case UI_IND_MOUNT_PART:
+		case UI_IND_KERNEL_PULL_OK:
+		case UI_IND_INITRAMFS_PULL_OK:
+			rGPBDAT |= 4;
+			break;
+
+		case UI_IND_KERNEL_PULL_FAIL:
+		case UI_IND_SKIPPING:
+		case UI_IND_INITRAMFS_PULL_FAIL:
+		case UI_IND_MOUNT_FAIL:
+			rGPBDAT &= ~4;
+			rGPBDAT |= 8;
+			udelay(2000000);
+			rGPBDAT &= ~8;
+			udelay(200000);
+			break;
+
+		case UI_IND_KERNEL_START:
+		case UI_IND_MEM_TEST:
+		case UI_IND_KERNEL_PULL:
+		case UI_IND_INITRAMFS_PULL:
+			rGPBDAT &= ~4;
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+
 /*
  * our API for bootloader on this machine
  */
@@ -412,6 +446,7 @@ const struct board_api board_api_gta02 = {
 	.putc = putc_gta02,
 	.close = close_gta02,
 	.get_ui_keys = get_ui_keys_gta02,
+	.set_ui_indication = set_ui_indication_gta02,
 	.commandline_board = "mtdparts=physmap-flash:-(nor);" \
 				       "neo1973-nand:" \
 				       "0x00040000(qi)," \
diff --git a/qiboot/src/phase2.c b/qiboot/src/phase2.c
index 2100d74..eeb81a1 100644
--- a/qiboot/src/phase2.c
+++ b/qiboot/src/phase2.c
@@ -37,11 +37,18 @@ struct kernel_source const * this_kernel = 0;
 
 const int INITRD_OFFSET = (8 * 1024 * 1024);
 
+
 int raise(int n)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void indicate(enum ui_indication ui_indication)
+{
+	if (this_board->set_ui_indication)
+		(this_board->set_ui_indication)(ui_indication);
+}
+
 int read_file(const char * filepath, u8 * destination, int size)
 {
 	int len = size;
@@ -51,6 +58,7 @@ int read_file(const char * filepath, u8 * destination, int size)
 	case FS_EXT2:
 		if (!ext2fs_mount()) {
 			puts("Unable to mount ext2 filesystem\n");
+			indicate(UI_IND_MOUNT_FAIL);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		puts("    EXT2 open: ");
@@ -120,12 +128,15 @@ void bootloader_second_phase(void)
 		puts(this_kernel->name);
 		puts("\n");
 
+		indicate(UI_IND_MOUNT_PART);
+
 		/* if this device needs initializing, try to init it */
 		if (this_kernel->block_init)
 			if ((this_kernel->block_init)()) {
 				puts("block device init failed\n");
 				this_kernel = &this_board->
 							kernel_source[kernel++];
+				indicate(UI_IND_MOUNT_FAIL);
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -140,6 +151,7 @@ void bootloader_second_phase(void)
 				puts("Bad partition read\n");
 				this_kernel = &this_board->
 							kernel_source[kernel++];
+				indicate(UI_IND_MOUNT_FAIL);
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -147,6 +159,7 @@ void bootloader_second_phase(void)
 				puts("partition signature missing\n");
 				this_kernel = &this_board->
 							kernel_source[kernel++];
+				indicate(UI_IND_MOUNT_FAIL);
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -181,6 +194,7 @@ void bootloader_second_phase(void)
 			puts(this_board->noboot);
 			puts(")\n");
 			this_kernel = &this_board->kernel_source[kernel++];
+			indicate(UI_IND_SKIPPING);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -190,6 +204,8 @@ void bootloader_second_phase(void)
 		read_file(this_board->append, (u8 *)commandline_rootfs_append,
 									   512);
 
+		indicate(UI_IND_KERNEL_PULL);
+
 		/* pull the kernel image */
 
 		if (read_file(this_kernel->filepath, kernel_dram, 4096) < 0) {
@@ -219,19 +235,26 @@ void bootloader_second_phase(void)
 		if (read_file(this_kernel->filepath, kernel_dram,
 							     kernel_size) < 0) {
 			this_kernel = &this_board->kernel_source[kernel++];
+			indicate(UI_IND_KERNEL_PULL_FAIL);
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		indicate(UI_IND_KERNEL_PULL_OK);
+
 		/* initramfs if needed */
 
 		if (this_kernel->initramfs_filepath) {
+			indicate(UI_IND_INITRAMFS_PULL);
 			initramfs_len = read_file(this_kernel->initramfs_filepath,
-			    (u8 *)this_board->linux_mem_start + INITRD_OFFSET, 16 * 1024 * 1024);
+			      (u8 *)this_board->linux_mem_start + INITRD_OFFSET,
+							      16 * 1024 * 1024);
 			if (initramfs_len < 0) {
 				puts("initramfs load failed\n");
 				this_kernel = &this_board->kernel_source[kernel++];
+				indicate(UI_IND_INITRAMFS_PULL_FAIL);
 				continue;
 			}
+			indicate(UI_IND_INITRAMFS_PULL_OK);
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -329,6 +352,7 @@ void bootloader_second_phase(void)
 			(this_board->close)();
 
 		puts ("Starting --->\n\n");
+		indicate(UI_IND_KERNEL_START);
 
 		/*
 		* ooh that's it, we're gonna try boot this image!
@@ -355,6 +379,8 @@ void bootloader_second_phase(void)
 	 * to provoke memory test.
 	 */
 
+	indicate(UI_IND_MEM_TEST);
+
 	memory_test((void *)this_board->linux_mem_start,
 						    this_board->linux_mem_size);