Thank you everyone. I was able to get around this problem by running spi4_init in the host console port when the target booting process reaches waiting for training. board type - octwnd_rm (octeon processor) On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:33 PM, John Mahoney <jmahoney@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 11:59 PM, Kiran P <kiran.kiranp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi, >> I am using an octeon processor and linux-2.6.21.7. When I try booting >> linux, I get this error >> >> WDT: Unexpected close, not stopping watchdog! >> >> and linux goes for reboot... I am not able to resolve this issue. >> >> Can someone please help me in this regard? Its urgent.. > > Hi, > > Most of the watchdog drivers have an option "module_param(nowayout, > int, 0);" and this determines if the watchdog is disabled when the > device is closed. You may want to consider disabling nowayout via a > kernel boot parameter and this should stop the router from rebooting > when the watchdog is closed. > > -- > John > -- Kiran -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ