Subject: Re: ichlpcib0 doesn't arm on -current
To: None <scotte@warped.com>
From: Juan RP <juan@xtrarom.org>
List: port-amd64
Date: 10/16/2007 18:50:37
On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:49:08 -0700
Scott Ellis <scotte@warped.com> wrote:

> Attempting to use ichlpcib0 as a watchdog doesn't seem to work on -current
> (haven't tried anything else).
> 
> Dmesg shows:
> 
> ichlpcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0
> ichlpcib0: vendor 0x8086 product 0x27b8 (rev. 0x01)
> timecounter: Timecounter "ichlpcib0" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000
> ichlpcib0: 24-bit timer
> ichlpcib0: TCO (watchdog) timer configured.
> 
> Running "wdogctl" shows:
> intrepid# wdogctl
> Available watchdog timers:
>         swwdog0, 60 second period
>         ichlpcib0, 367 second period
> 
> 
> Unfortunately, attempting to arm the timer yields:
> intrepid# wdogctl -u -p 613 ichlpcib0
> wdogctl: WDOGIOC_SMODE: Invalid argument
> 
> The same behavior happens with all three tickle modes.
> Using swwdog0 works fine (at least in external tickle mode, which is what I
> use).
> 
> Any ideas here?  This is using an ASUS P5W Digital Home motherboard, which
> is ICH7.

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