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diff --git a/system/watchdog/README b/system/watchdog/README index f142f14f04..63459e151c 100644 --- a/system/watchdog/README +++ b/system/watchdog/README @@ -5,22 +5,17 @@ of it _not_ being able to do so, Linux may reset the system. 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/char/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-5.4/examples +See the examples included in /usr/doc/watchdog-5.6/examples This package also contains the 'wd_keepalive' program by Marcel Jansen which "can be run during critical periods when the normal watcdog shouldn't be run. It will read from the same configuration file; it will do no checks but will keep writing to the device. -The watchdog was written and is maintained by Michael Meskes -(it is based on example code by Alan Cox). - To enable the watchdog: make sure a kernel module gets loaded for it (at boot) such as the 'softdog' or an actual hardware driver... Then add the following to rc.local: @@ -28,4 +23,3 @@ Then add the following to rc.local: if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.watchdog ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.watchdog start fi - |