--- In Brian Smucker <> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to get the 2.6.21-ts kernel working on a ts7260.
>
> Technologics verifies that although their 2.4 kernel turned off the
> watchdog, their 2.6 kernel has no code to do so. On a regular
7260,
> Redboot turns off the watchdog, but since we are fastbooting from
flash
> into an initial ramdisk, we have no Redboot to do that, so the
watchdog
> continues to reset the unit.
>
> How should I disable this watchdog in kernel code, specifically in
the
> 2.6.21-ts version?
> Anyone run into this?
>
> I have no experience in kernel or driver coding, but I did try
lifting
> the couple of lines of code that disabled the watchdog from the 2.4
> version. That did not work. The kernel did not boot.
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction?
>
> Brian
>
I believe the TS watchdog was a patch added to std kernel. You should
be able to find the patch and reverse it if you don't want a watchdog
at all.
I also seem to recall reading somewhere that the cirrus watchdog was
fixed so the TS watchdog may not be needed any longer.
/js
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