diff --git a/src/gta02/gta02.c b/src/gta02/gta02.c
index fd84329..518f158 100644
--- a/src/gta02/gta02.c
+++ b/src/gta02/gta02.c
@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@ static void putc_gta02(char c)
 	serial_putc_s3c24xx(GTA02_DEBUG_UART, c);
 }
 
+int aux_key_pressed(void)
+{
+    return !!(rGPFDAT & (1 << 6));
+}
+
 /*
  * our API for bootloader on this machine
  */
diff --git a/src/start_qi.c b/src/start_qi.c
index ac7d42e..c6f260f 100644
--- a/src/start_qi.c
+++ b/src/start_qi.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define stringify1(s) #s
 
 extern void bootloader_second_phase(void);
+extern int aux_key_pressed(void);
 
 const struct board_api * boards[] = {
 	&board_api_gta02,
@@ -98,9 +99,21 @@ void start_qi(void)
 	}
 
 	/* okay, do the critical port and serial init for our board */
-
 	this_board->port_init();
 
+	int i = 0;
+	for(i=0;i<60000;i++)
+	{
+	    blue_on(100);
+	    if(aux_key_pressed())
+            {
+		puts("aux key pressed\n");
+		goto unhappy;
+		orange_on(6000);
+		break;
+            }
+	}
+
 	/* stick some hello messages on debug console */
 
 	puts("\n\n\nQi Bootloader  "stringify2(BUILD_HOST)" "