Hi.
I use mc - 4.6.1-2 - packages.
No, if I type after press CTRL-O, the mc show the panels. I can type a command and run it after press enter. If exit, I can to view output by press CTRL-O.
You can run shell command in mc ? [ls -l, df, mount, etc.]
Please, try to run some busybox command, from /bin or /sbin folders. Can you to launch any binaries? If can, I think you not change to optware system (on standard system not be able to launch optware's command. It difference in binaries command headers.
Bye, George
uclibc-opt packages?