Questions tagged [watchdog]
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message at shutdown: watchdog did not stop!
At shutdown I often get the message
watchdog did not stop!
and then the laptop freezes after few other lines without shutting down.
Any idea on how to fix this? Recently it happened very often, usually when the laptop was powered on for some…
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Do I own a watchdog?
Quite often times when I do a reboot, I get the following error message:
kernel: watchdog watchdog0: watchdog did not stop!
I tried to find out more about watchdog by doing man watchdog, but it says no manual entry. I tried yum list watchdog and…
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linux watchdog and systemd watchdog
Any way to register application with systemd watchdog at runtime ?
I mean don't use systemd unit file, via systemd API for example
Linux watchdog is used for system reset only ? Can it be used for application reset ?
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Should I disable NMI watchdog permanently or not?
Why we need to keep the nmi_watchdog enabled and what could happen if I disable it permanently ?
As some applications recommends to disable NMI watchdog to work properly, what's the advantage of disabling it ?
And what does the results of this…
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How can I disable a watchdog, once it has been enabled?
I created a watchdog daemon application with a time interval of 30 seconds; for every 5 seconds, I am trying to hit the watchdog counter, and it's working fine. If I kill this daemon process it shows the following:
mxc_wdt: Unexpected close, not…
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difference between /dev/watchdog and /dev/watchdog[0-9]?
On my (embedded) system I have multiple watchdog character devices:
# ls -al /dev/watchdog*
crw------- 1 imp root 10, 130 Apr 26 07:43 /dev/watchdog
crw------- 1 root root 253, 0 Apr 26 07:44 /dev/watchdog0
crw------- 1 root root 253, 1 Apr 26…
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Watchdog daemon doesn't start at boot
I'm using a Raspberry Pi B, with Raspbian.
After upgrading to Jessie, watchdog daemon doesn't start at boot anymore. Starting it manually using "sudo service watchdog start" does work.
I tried:
purging and reinstalling watchdog
update-rc.d watchdog…
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How to correctly configure Debian watchdog daemon for BIOS Watch Dog?
Supermicro main boards contain a BIOS feature named "Watch Dog Function". Having Debian 6.0.6 with kernel "Linux debian 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP" we did:
Change BIOS "Watch Dog Function" from Disabled to Enabled.
Install the package watchdog (#…
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Is it possible to activate the watchdog on any Linux machine?
On an Orange Pi Zero running a Raspbian server, it's possible to use the watchdog very easily just by running the command echo 1 > /dev/watchdog as root. The idea is that the system will certainly reboot after some time that this command is…
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What is a "watchdog reset"?
After reading this question, I was a little confused; it sounds like some daemon reacting by rebooting a system. Is that right? Is it a common occurrence in embedded *nixes?
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How do I cause a watchdog reset of my embedded Linux device
Is there a command like
vi > out
vi | out
That I could use to cause a watchdog reset of my embedded linux device?
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Error codes for watchdog daemon
Here's a line from a linux syslog:
watchdog[2423]: shutting down the system because of error 101
However, after searching online and in man watchdog, I cannot find any discussion or explanation of the error codes. Is there any such thing?
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Hard lockup triggers reboot but no panic and no kdump
I have been trying to debug random system freezes when running the 4.14.93-rt kernel. To this end, I have enabled the lockup detector in the kernel using the following…
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Systemctl service failed Exit-code
My systemctl Code dont work
● .service
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/.service; disabled; vendor prese
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2022-04-04 21:55:20 CEST; 4s ago
Process: 1686 ExecStart=/usr/bin/npm…
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watchdog daemon unable to reset hardware watchdog timer on Supermicro X9DR3-F motherboard
I have a Supermicro X9DR3-F motherboard where JWD jumper pins 1 and 2 are shorted and watchdog functionality in UEFI is enabled:
This means that the system is reset after around 5 minutes if nothing resets the hardware watchdog timer. I installed…
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