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diff --git a/system/watchdog/README.SLACKWARE b/system/watchdog/README.SLACKWARE index 8327e4357f..f42f476043 100644 --- a/system/watchdog/README.SLACKWARE +++ b/system/watchdog/README.SLACKWARE @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ For this to work, a kernel driver for the aformentioned device needs to be loaded. The module may be found in: - /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/char/watchdog + /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/watchdog It can be configured to try and fix things (such as networking) before triggering a reboot. As 'repair.sh' may be able to do. -See the examples included in /usr/doc/watchdog-5.6/examples +See the examples included in /usr/doc/watchdog-*/examples This package also contains the 'wd_keepalive' program by Marcel Jansen which "can be run during critical periods when the normal watcdog @@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ it will do no checks but will keep writing to the device. To enable the watchdog: make sure a kernel module gets loaded for it (at boot) such as the 'softdog' or an actual hardware driver... + +If you don't understand what this is all about, maybe watch: +http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV_1p3n1fkU + Then add the following to rc.local: # Start the watchdog timer deamon |