diff --git a/package/om2p-watchdog/Makefile b/package/om2p-watchdog/Makefile
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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2011 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=om2p-watchdog
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_VERSION:=1
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/om2p-watchdog
+  SECTION:=base
+  CATEGORY:=Base system
+  DEPENDS:=@TARGET_ar71xx
+  TITLE:=om2p watchdog
+  URL:=http://openwrt.org/
+endef
+
+define Package/om2p-watchdog/description
+ This package contains the hw watchdog script for the OM2P device.
+endef
+
+define Build/Prepare
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+endef
+
+define Package/om2p-watchdog/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/om2p-watchdog.init $(1)/etc/init.d/om2p-watchdog
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/om2p-watchdog $(1)/sbin/om2p-watchdog
+endef
+
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,om2p-watchdog))
+
diff --git a/package/om2p-watchdog/files/om2p-watchdog b/package/om2p-watchdog/files/om2p-watchdog
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+GPIO=12
+
+echo $GPIO > /sys/class/gpio/export
+echo out > /sys/class/gpio/gpio${GPIO}/direction
+
+while true; do
+	echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio${GPIO}/value
+	sleep 1
+	echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio${GPIO}/value
+	sleep 180
+done
diff --git a/package/om2p-watchdog/files/om2p-watchdog.init b/package/om2p-watchdog/files/om2p-watchdog.init
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+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2011 OpenWrt.org
+#
+
+START=11
+
+boot() {
+	. /lib/ar71xx.sh
+
+	local board=$(ar71xx_board_name)
+
+	[ "$board" = "om2p" ] && /sbin/om2p-watchdog &
+}