diff --git a/qiboot/include/qi.h b/qiboot/include/qi.h
index be25626..8d46ac0 100644
--- a/qiboot/include/qi.h
+++ b/qiboot/include/qi.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ struct board_api {
 	int (*is_this_board)(void);
 	void (*early_port_init)(void);
 	void (*port_init)(void);
+	void (*post_serial_init)(void); /* print device-specific things */
 	void (*putc)(char);
 	void (*close)(void);
 	u8 (*get_ui_keys)(void);
diff --git a/qiboot/src/cpu/s3c2442/gta02.c b/qiboot/src/cpu/s3c2442/gta02.c
index 5ad5316..3fd93e0 100644
--- a/qiboot/src/cpu/s3c2442/gta02.c
+++ b/qiboot/src/cpu/s3c2442/gta02.c
@@ -447,6 +447,15 @@ static void set_ui_indication_gta02(enum ui_indication ui_indication)
 }
 
 
+void post_serial_init_gta02(void)
+{
+	if (battery_condition_reasonable)
+		puts("Battery condition reasonable\n");
+	else
+		puts("BATTERY CONDITION LOW\n");
+}
+
+
 /*
  * our API for bootloader on this machine
  */
@@ -460,6 +469,7 @@ const struct board_api board_api_gta02 = {
 	.get_board_variant = get_board_variant_gta02,
 	.is_this_board = is_this_board_gta02,
 	.port_init = port_init_gta02,
+	.post_serial_init = post_serial_init_gta02,
 	.putc = putc_gta02,
 	.close = close_gta02,
 	.get_ui_keys = get_ui_keys_gta02,
diff --git a/qiboot/src/phase2.c b/qiboot/src/phase2.c
index de20cd3..1fe96b8 100644
--- a/qiboot/src/phase2.c
+++ b/qiboot/src/phase2.c
@@ -450,6 +450,11 @@ static void try_this_kernel(void)
 
 void bootloader_second_phase(void)
 {
+	/* give device a chance to print device-specific things */
+
+	if (this_board->post_serial_init)
+		(this_board->post_serial_init)();
+
 	/* we try the possible kernels for this board in order */
 
 	for (this_kernel = this_board->kernel_source; this_kernel->name;