I'm having the same issue. In fact, removing iTCO_wdt from all blacklists doesn't solve the problem. At the boot I still get:
systemd-modules-load[365]: Module 'iTCO_wdt' is blacklisted Adding the following to /etc/modprobe.d/watchdog.conf doesn't help either: install /sbin/modprobe iTCO_wdt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535840 Title: systemd ignoring /etc/modules due to blacklist To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1535840/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs