I hacked up the monitordcdc script, tossing in a 'logger' line to write something to syslog each time it tries to restart a die.. (you have to start /etc/init.d/syslog.busybox as well, and then tail -f /var/log/messages)
yikes.. I"m curious if other people are seeing monitorDCDC having to light cores back up as often as I am..
Nov 7 23:28:38 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 7 23:28:39 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:30:25 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:32:12 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 7 23:32:12 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 0
Nov 7 23:32:12 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 1
Nov 7 23:32:12 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:32:12 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 3
Nov 7 23:33:59 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:35:46 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 7 23:35:46 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:37:33 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:39:19 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 7 23:39:20 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:41:07 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:42:54 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:44:41 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 7 23:44:41 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:46:28 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:48:15 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 7 23:48:15 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:50:02 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:51:48 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 7 23:51:49 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:53:36 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:55:22 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 7 23:55:23 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:57:10 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 7 23:58:57 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 7 23:58:57 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:00:43 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:02:31 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:02:31 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:04:18 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:06:05 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:06:05 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:07:52 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:09:38 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:09:38 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:11:26 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:13:12 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:13:12 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:15:00 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:16:46 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:16:47 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:18:33 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:20:20 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:20:21 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:22:07 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:23:54 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:23:55 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:25:41 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:27:29 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:27:29 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:29:16 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:31:02 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:31:03 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:32:50 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 0
Nov 8 00:32:50 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 1
Nov 8 00:32:50 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:32:50 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:34:36 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:34:36 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:36:24 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:38:10 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:39:57 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:39:57 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:41:44 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:43:31 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:43:31 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:45:19 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:47:05 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:47:05 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:48:52 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:50:39 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:50:39 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:52:26 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:54:13 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:54:13 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:56:00 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:57:47 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 00:57:48 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 00:59:34 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:01:21 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:01:21 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:03:09 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:04:55 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:04:55 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:06:43 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:08:29 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:08:30 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:10:16 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:12:03 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:12:03 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:13:50 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:15:37 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:15:38 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:17:24 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:19:10 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:19:11 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:20:58 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:22:44 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:22:45 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:24:32 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:26:18 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:26:18 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:28:05 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:29:52 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:29:52 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:31:39 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:33:26 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:33:26 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:35:13 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:37:00 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:37:00 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:38:46 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:40:33 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:40:33 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:42:20 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:44:07 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:44:07 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:45:54 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:47:41 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:47:41 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:49:28 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:51:15 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:51:15 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:53:01 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:54:49 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:54:49 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:56:35 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 01:58:21 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 01:58:22 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 02:00:09 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 02:01:56 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 02:01:56 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 02:03:43 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 02:05:30 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 02:05:30 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 02:07:18 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 02:09:04 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 02:09:05 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 02:10:51 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 02:12:38 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 02:12:38 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 02:14:25 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 02:16:12 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 02:16:12 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 02:17:59 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2
Nov 8 02:19:45 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x20 0xe5 3
Nov 8 02:19:45 knc2 user.notice dcdc: i2cset -y 2 0x24 0xe5 2