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/* List of tested devices */
* The guide was tested on a systems with the specs listed below, but should be easily adaptable
BIOS: 05/14/2018 American Megatrends Inc. FLT2.0.40.01.00
OS: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Kernel: 4.15.0-2023-generic
Kernel module: iTCO_wdt
BIOS: 11/30/2015 American Megatrends Inc. SBCFLT_0.08.08
OS: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Kernel: 4.15.0-2023-generic
Kernel module: sp5100_tco
BIOS: 05/30/2017 Compulab Ltd. IPC2_3.330.5
OS: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Kernel: 4.15.0-2023-generic
Kernel module: iTCO_wdt
Device: IPC3
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U
BIOS: 08/09/2018 American Megatrends Inc. 5.12_IPC3K.PRD.0.25.7
OS: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Kernel: 4.15.0-23-generic
Kernel module: wdat_wdt
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Add the following lines to the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
# fitlet1: sp5100_tco conflicts with i2c_piix4 for I/O address 0x0cd6
$ sudo modprobe -r i2c_piix4
$ sudo update-initramfs -u
</div>* Notes for '''IPC2-Haswell''': iTCO Watchdog does not reset ACPI Watchdog timer
** Expand the below guide
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$ apt install ioport
* '''Note:''' On Ubuntu versions below 18.04, ioport should be installed manually from:
https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/ioport
And then run the following command:
$ sudo chmod +x /etc/rc.local
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*'''IPC3''': kernel module wdat_wdt does not produce debug messages, dmesg output will be empty
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* The following usage example represented on fitlet2 with kernel module iTCO_wdt
** For fitlet1 use kernel module sp5100_tco
** For IPC3 use kernel module wdat_wdt
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* Verify it can be loaded successfully and information about the device appears in dmesg output
