misc_register() overrides misc devices with the same minor that have been registered earlier, so if you enable both softdog and a hardware watchdog the current initialization order will leave you with softdog only. Should be fixed by (untested, 2.2): diff -ur linux/drivers/char/misc.c linux-prumpf/drivers/char/misc.c --- linux/drivers/char/misc.c Mon Dec 11 01:49:42 2000 +++ linux-prumpf/drivers/char/misc.c Tue Feb 20 17:49:30 2001 @@ -216,11 +216,15 @@ pc110pad_init(); #endif /* - * Only one watchdog can succeed. We probe the pcwatchdog first, - * then the wdt cards and finally the software watchdog which always - * works. This means if your hardware watchdog dies or is 'borrowed' - * for some reason the software watchdog still gives you some cover. + * Only one watchdog can succeed. We probe the software watchdog first, + * then the hardware watchdogs which can override softdog if you have + * both configured. This means if your hardware watchdog dies or is + * 'borrowed' for some reason the software watchdog still gives you + * some cover. */ +#ifdef CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG + watchdog_init(); +#endif #ifdef CONFIG_PCWATCHDOG pcwatchdog_init(); #endif @@ -232,9 +236,6 @@ #endif #ifdef CONFIG_60XX_WDT sbc60xxwdt_init(); -#endif -#ifdef CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG - watchdog_init(); #endif #ifdef CONFIG_DTLK dtlk_init(); and (untested, 2.4): diff -ur linux/drivers/char/Makefile linux-prumpf/drivers/char/Makefile --- linux/drivers/char/Makefile Thu Jan 4 22:00:55 2001 +++ linux-prumpf/drivers/char/Makefile Tue Feb 20 17:51:39 2001 @@ -170,11 +170,13 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NWBUTTON) += nwbutton.o obj-$(CONFIG_NWFLASH) += nwflash.o -# Only one watchdog can succeed. We probe the hardware watchdog -# drivers first, then the softdog driver. This means if your hardware -# watchdog dies or is 'borrowed' for some reason the software watchdog -# still gives you some cover. +# Only one watchdog can succeed. We probe the software watchdog first, +# then the hardware watchdogs which can override softdog if you have +# both configured. This means if your hardware watchdog dies or is +# 'borrowed' for some reason the software watchdog still gives you +# some cover. +obj-$(CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG) += softdog.o obj-$(CONFIG_PCWATCHDOG) += pcwd.o obj-$(CONFIG_ACQUIRE_WDT) += acquirewdt.o obj-$(CONFIG_MIXCOMWD) += mixcomwd.o @@ -184,7 +186,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_21285_WATCHDOG) += wdt285.o obj-$(CONFIG_977_WATCHDOG) += wdt977.o obj-$(CONFIG_I810_TCO) += i810-tco.o -obj-$(CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG) += softdog.o include $(TOPDIR)/Rules.make - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/