no exec after kernel bootup on Elan

I have kernel 2.4.21 on a Soekris net4521 (Elan SC520), and after the kernel finishes booting up, (when it's supposed to exec init or whatever program I specify), nothing happens, I get no output past the line "Freeing unused kernel memory: 120k free".

I get the same results with any program I specify, whether static and dynamically compiled.

Did you try what i asked in my reply to your previous email?

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