This problem is also showing up with our new PCs using the IT8728 (motherboard is Gigabyte Z87-D3HP). The watchdog is armed and the time- out can be set, but the "refresh" is not working so the machine reboots after the chip's time-out period.
Jul 2 16:57:04 kernel: [ 346.256483] it87_wdt: Chip IT8728 revision 1 initialized. timeout=60 sec (nowayout=0 testmode=0 exclusive=1 nogameport=0) We are using Ubuntu 12.04.2 32-bit: 3.5.0-34-generic #55~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 7 16:32:06 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux As far as I can see (e.g. http://tomoyo.sourceforge.jp/cgi- bin/lxr/source/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c) there has been no updates to the it87_wdt driver since the 3.5 kernel, so it is still an open bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/932381 Title: IT87 watchdog timer driver not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/932381/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
