Rock5a Fan control

Troubleshooting
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Creating a bug report/issue

I have searched the existing open and closed issues

Required Information

  • DietPi version :
    G_DIETPI_VERSION_CORE=9
    G_DIETPI_VERSION_SUB=14
    G_DIETPI_VERSION_RC=2
    G_GITBRANCH=‘master’
    G_GITOWNER=‘MichaIng’
    G_LIVE_PATCH_STATUS[0]=‘applied’

  • Distro version : bookworm

  • Kernel version : Linux Rock5A 6.1.115-vendor-rk35xx #1 SMP Tue Jun 3 13:10:51 UTC 2025 aarch64 GNU/Linux

  • Architecture : arm64

  • SBC model : ROCK 5A (aarch64)

  • Power supply used : 5V 3A

  • SD card used : M2 256Go

Extra details

Hello,
actually we have high temperature. I have more than 50° on my Rock 5a
I would like to spped up my fan which is connected on the dedicated connector on the board
I tried different command but nothing change. I install dietpi fan control but no changes.
Do you have an idea to increase the speed?
regards,
Jordi

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Here is a way: [Guide] How to make the Rock 5b fan work properly - Joshua Riek's Ubuntu 24.04 - 5B/5B+ - Radxa Community
Just adjust the folders to dietpi and apply the overlay as you would on dietpi.

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hello,
thx for your answer but i have an issue at step 2 with the command dtc -O dtb -o fanctrl-my.dtbo fanctrl-my.dts
I continue to search :slight_smile:

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What is your issue with this command? You provided no information about how it fails. Have you installed dtc?

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dtc: command not found

I’m looking for to install it :slight_smile:

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Google helps. How to install dtc.