Skip to content

Run RubikPi3 fan continuously #118

New issue

Have a question about this project? Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community.

Sign up for GitHub

By clicking “Sign up for GitHub”, you agree to our terms of service and privacy statement. We’ll occasionally send you account related emails.

Already on GitHub? Sign in to your account

Merged
crschardt merged 1 commit into from
Jan 5, 2026
Merged

Run RubikPi3 fan continuously #118

Changes from all commits
Commits
Show all changes
1 commit
Select commit
File filter

Filter by extension

Filter by extension
Conversations
Failed to load comments.
Loading
Jump to
Jump to file
Failed to load files.
Loading
Diff view
Diff view
33 changes: 33 additions & 0 deletions install_rubikpi3.sh
View file
Open in desktop
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -98,3 +98,36 @@ runcmd:
- nmcli radio all off
- touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled
EOFUSERDATA

# Override the automatic fan control and set it to run continuously at full speed
# Instructions provided by Rami

# 1. Disable the thermal service
systemctl disable oem-tangshan-rubikpi3-thermal.service

# 2. Create the fan helper script
cat > /usr/local/sbin/rubik-fan-max.sh << EOF_MAX_FAN
#!/bin/sh
hwmon_dir=$(readlink -f /sys/devices/platform/pwm-fan/hwmon/hwmon*)
echo 0 > "$hwmon_dir/pwm1_enable"
echo 255 > "$hwmon_dir/pwm1"
EOF_MAX_FAN

chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/rubik-fan-max.sh

# 3. Add a oneshot systemd unit
cat > /etc/systemd/system/rubik-fan-max.service << EOF_FAN_SERVICE
[Unit]
Description=Force Rubik Pi fan to full speed
After=multi-user.target

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/rubik-fan-max.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF_FAN_SERVICE

# 4. Enable the new service
systemctl enable rubik-fan-max.service