Maybe your program that opens the watchdog device is running before the watchdog file get loaded. Look through your logs for load order. You may need to edit your /etc/init.d/boot or modules file.
Good luck, Al Youngwerth [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------- > From: Stefan Baums <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian User Mailing List <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Subject: Watchdog Trouble > Date: Friday, June 20, 1997 2:09 PM > > Hello, > > I'm running Debian 1.3.0, kernel 2.0.30, and my software watchdog timer > is having trouble starting getting started at boot time. The .deb > installed all right, my kernel is configured > > CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y > CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT=y > # CONFIG_WDT is not set > CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG=m > # CONFIG_PCWATCHDOG is not set > > and "ls -l /dev/watchdog" says > > crw-rw---- 1 root sys 10, 130 May 28 02:49 /dev/watchdog > > Nevertheless, after startup my system log tells me > > watchdog[106]: starting daemon (2.1): 10s mla=12 > watchdog[106]: cannot open /dev/watchdog > watchdog[106]: stopping daemon (2.1) > > Please note that I _can_ start it manually: > > watchdog[251]: starting daemon (2.1): 10s mla=12 > kernel: Software Watchdog Timer: 0.04, timer margin: 60 sec > > Any ideas? > > Greetings, > Stefan > > -- > Stefan Baums > Universitaet Goettingen > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
