comfilepi:enable_the_internal_watchdog_timer
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| ====== Enable the Internal Watchdog Timer ====== | ====== Enable the Internal Watchdog Timer ====== | ||
| - | The ComfilePi's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_on_a_chip|SoC]] has an internal watchdog timer that can be used to automatically reboot the system should it ever become unresponsive. | + | The ComfilePi's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_on_a_chip|SoC]] has an internal watchdog timer that can be used to automatically reboot the system should it ever become unresponsive. It is also recommended to [[::comfilepi:read-only_file_system_with_overlay|enable the read-only file system overly]] to protect the file system from corruption should such an event occur. |
| First, verify that the ///dev/watchdog// device exists: | First, verify that the ///dev/watchdog// device exists: | ||
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| - | To test if the watchdog service is working, first, obtain root privileges, and then create a kernel panic with the following: | + | To test if the watchdog service is working, obtain root privileges, and then create a kernel panic with the following: |
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