diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallbase.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallbase.cpp
index 831bc46db0..428283749d 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallbase.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallbase.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void BootloaderInstallBase::downloadBlFinish(bool error)
     else
         emit logItem(tr("Download finished."), LOGOK);
 
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
     m_blversion = m_http.timestamp();
     emit downloadDone();
 }
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ int BootloaderInstallBase::logInstall(LogMode mode)
     }
     s.sync();
 
+    emit logItem(tr("Installation log created"), LOGOK);
+
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallfile.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallfile.cpp
index daa1ad8af7..0c12b05253 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallfile.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallfile.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ bool BootloaderInstallFile::install(void)
 void BootloaderInstallFile::installStage2(void)
 {
     emit logItem(tr("Installing Rockbox bootloader"), LOGINFO);
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
 
     // if an old bootloader is present (Gigabeat) move it out of the way.
     QString fwfile(resolvePathCase(m_blfile));
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallhex.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallhex.cpp
index aa42beb994..a52f8d0584 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallhex.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallhex.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ bool BootloaderInstallHex::install(void)
 void BootloaderInstallHex::installStage2(void)
 {
     emit logItem(tr("Adding bootloader to firmware file"), LOGINFO);
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
 
     // local temp file
     QTemporaryFile tempbin;
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallipod.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallipod.cpp
index 037b695e88..c1f04281da 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallipod.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallipod.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ void BootloaderInstallIpod::installStage2(void)
 {
     struct ipod_t ipod;
 
+    emit logItem(tr("Installing Rockbox bootloader"), LOGINFO);
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
     if(!ipodInitialize(&ipod)) {
         emit done(true);
         return;
@@ -137,6 +139,8 @@ void BootloaderInstallIpod::installStage2(void)
 bool BootloaderInstallIpod::uninstall(void)
 {
     struct ipod_t ipod;
+    emit logItem(tr("Uninstalling bootloader"), LOGINFO);
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
 
     if(!ipodInitialize(&ipod)) {
         emit done(true);
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallmi4.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallmi4.cpp
index f7b8b9baf7..0b42425903 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallmi4.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallmi4.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ bool BootloaderInstallMi4::install(void)
 void BootloaderInstallMi4::installStage2(void)
 {
     emit logItem(tr("Installing Rockbox bootloader"), LOGINFO);
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
 
     // move old bootloader out of the way
     QString fwfile(resolvePathCase(m_blfile));
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallsansa.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallsansa.cpp
index eba607bd2b..a78f336144 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallsansa.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/base/bootloaderinstallsansa.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ void BootloaderInstallSansa::installStage2(void)
     struct sansa_t sansa;
     sansa_scan(&sansa);
 
+    emit logItem(tr("Installing Rockbox bootloader"), LOGINFO);
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+
     if(sansa_open(&sansa, 0) < 0) {
         emit logItem(tr("could not open Sansa"), LOGERROR);
         emit done(true);
@@ -146,6 +149,9 @@ bool BootloaderInstallSansa::uninstall(void)
 {
     struct sansa_t sansa;
 
+    emit logItem(tr("Uninstalling bootloader"), LOGINFO);
+    QCoreApplication::processEvents();
+
     if(sansa_scan(&sansa) != 1) {
         emit logItem(tr("Can't find Sansa"), LOGERROR);
         emit done(true);