From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262002AbTD2NZy (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2003 09:25:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262004AbTD2NZx (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2003 09:25:53 -0400 Received: from [63.246.199.14] ([63.246.199.14]:30879 "EHLO ns.briggsmedia.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262002AbTD2NZw convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Apr 2003 09:25:52 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" From: joe briggs Organization: BMS To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: software reset Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:37:13 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Message-Id: <200304291037.13598.jbriggs@briggsmedia.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Can anyone tell me how to absolutely force a reset on a i386? Specifically, is there a system call that will call the assembly instruction to assert the RESET bus line? I try to use the "reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART,0,0,NULL)" call, but it will not always work. Occassionally, I experience a "missed interrupt" on a Promise IDE controller, and while I can telnet into the system, I can't reset it. Any help greatly appreciated! Since these systems are 1000's of miles away, the need to remotely reset it paramont. -- Joe Briggs Briggs Media Systems 105 Burnsen Ave. Manchester NH 01304 USA TEL/FAX 603-232-3115 MOBILE 603-493-2386 www.briggsmedia.com