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Linux watchdog driver

Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:23 pm
by igortsig
Hello all,

I'm running ubuntu server 12.04 on my new Intense PC, I have to enable watchdog, but I can't find any information regarding driver I should use.
Any help will be appreciated :)

Re: Linux watchdog driver

Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:42 am
by mbirger
Intense PC watchdog drivers for Linux can be found in Linux kernel.
And of course it should be enabled in BIOS.

In order to deal with watchdog in Linux you need to install watchdog application and edit 2 files:

$ sudo apt-get install watchdog

$ cat /etc/watchdog.conf
...
watchdog-device = /dev/watchdog1
...

$ cat /etc/default/watchdog
...
run_watchdog=1
watchdog_module=iTCO_wdt
...

If you simulate kernel panic (as super user) $ echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger the system will make restart after 60 sec

Re: Linux watchdog driver

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:26 am
by whitmore
mbirger wrote:Intense PC watchdog drivers for Linux can be found in Linux kernel.
And of course it should be enabled in BIOS. GoMovies

In order to deal with watchdog in Linux you need to install watchdog application and edit 2 files:

$ sudo apt-get install watchdog

$ cat /etc/watchdog.conf
...
watchdog-device = /dev/watchdog1
...

$ cat /etc/default/watchdog
...
run_watchdog=1
watchdog_module=iTCO_wdt
...

If you simulate kernel panic (as super user) $ echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger the system will make restart after 60 sec
install watchdog application and edit 2 files