kernel boot halted

[sinatosk]

I've compiled my own kernel ( no modifications yet as I want to test this out first )

I'm using voodoo template scripts and adjusted for the nexus s

everything gone well ( I think as in no errors ) except one... when I use the command to test the kernel

./fastboot boot ./kernel ./initframfs.cpio.gz

the output of the terminal is

creating boot image...
creating boot image - 2947072 bytes
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.442s]
booting...

and and my phone is just sitting there with the google logo, padlock unlock below

eventually I just unplug my phone, take out battery and restart... things back to normal ofcourse

obviously there is an error or something like that... how/where do I find out about this on my phone

I've set the "CROSS_COMPILE" variable like this

export CROSS_COMPILE=/home/sinatosk/android_manifest/prebuilt/linux-x86/toolchain/arm-eabi-4.4.3/bin/arm-eabi-

if that's any help

thanks