How to install on 2.x.x? (Could use some clarification, please)

[waffles0042]

Sorry for being so dense, but I am not quite clear how to install it on 2.x.x.

First hurdle: what needs to be installed in the on_boot.d folder (step 1)?

(Second hurdle:) So in my attempt, I left this step out, but followed step 2 and 3. When I tried to restart the fancontrol service I got an error message, which I tried to look up, as suggested:

` Last login: Wed Feb 22 07:10:27 2023 from 192.168.1.115 root@UDM-Pro:# apt install fancontrol Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: fancontrol 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded. Need to get 45.4 kB of archives. After this operation, 98.3 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main arm64 fancontrol all 1:3.4.0-4 [ 45.4 kB] Fetched 45.4 kB in 0s (376 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package fancontrol. (Reading database ... 53060 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../fancontrol_1%3a3.4.0-4_all.deb ... Unpacking fancontrol (1:3.4.0-4) ... Setting up fancontrol (1:3.4.0-4) ... Processing triggers for systemd (241-5 bpo9+1) ... root@UDM-Pro:~# sudo service fancontrol restart Job for fancontrol.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status fancontrol.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. root@UDM-Pro:# ^C root@UDM-Pro:# systemctl status fancontrol.service ● fancontrol.service - fan speed regulator Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/fancontrol.service; enabled; vendor prese Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2023-02-22 18:27:39 EST; 1min 15 Docs: man:fancontrol(8) man:pwmconfig(8) Process: 23251 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/fancontrol --check (code=exited, status= CPU: 74ms

Feb 22 18:27:39 UDM-Pro fancontrol[23251]: grep: /etc/fancontrol: Is a directory Feb 22 18:27:39 UDM-Pro fancontrol[23251]: grep: /etc/fancontrol: Is a directory Feb 22 18:27:39 UDM-Pro fancontrol[23251]: grep: /etc/fancontrol: Is a directory Feb 22 18:27:39 UDM-Pro fancontrol[23251]: grep: /etc/fancontrol: Is a directory Feb 22 18:27:39 UDM-Pro fancontrol[23251]: grep: /etc/fancontrol: Is a directory Feb 22 18:27:39 UDM-Pro fancontrol[23251]: Some mandatory settings missing, plea Feb 22 18:27:39 UDM-Pro systemd[1]: fancontrol.service: Control process exited, Feb 22 18:27:39 UDM-Pro systemd[1]: fancontrol.service: Failed with result 'exit Feb 22 18:27:39 UDM-Pro systemd[1]: Failed to start fan speed regulator. Feb 22 18:27:39 UDM-Pro systemd[1]: fancontrol.service: Consumed 74ms CPU time. lines 1-18/18 (END)...skipping...

~ ` Any help on what to do here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[mojo333]

A few comments:

• Ignore on_boot.d for now - this may only be required for firmware updates where the /etc folder is reset. If this becomes an issue then repeat steps 1,3 and 4 below after you've installed the fancontrol package.
• this error grep: /etc/fancontrol: Is a directory says you've created a folder called fancontrolunder /etc - /etc/fancontrol is a file not a folder. To fix this:

1. change directory to /etcby running the command cd /etc
2. remove the fancontol folder by running the command rmdir fancontrol
3. create the fancontrolfile by running the command wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/renedis/ubnt-auto-fan-speed/main/on_boot.d/fancontrol
4. restart the fancontrol service by running the command service fancontrol restart

Hope this helps.

[waffles0042]

Thank you very much, @mojo333 ; I followed your instructions. It installed and I was seemingly able to restart the fancontrol service (no errors).

=> how can I verify the service is running? => where can I find the configuration file with the parameters?

Thanks!

[mojo333]

Glad it worked.

You can verify the service is running by running the command service fancontrol status - it should show the service as active (running). Press q to exit the status report.

You can view the configuration file by running the command cat /etc/fancontrol or if you want to edit it, vi /etc/fancontrol

[waffles0042]

Thanks @mojo333 ;

I don't think I have that file:

I am looking in the correct folder, correct?

When I try to query the status I get this error:

So it seems like the install did not work (even though my UDMP is pretty quiet these days in the cold basement :-))

Any thoughts?

[mojo333]

Hmmm, it looks like step 2 failed for some reason.

Run steps 1 and 3 above. Once done, run the following command ls fancontrol and you should see something like root@UDMP:/etc# ls fancontrol fancontrol

If you do see the file listed above then run step 4 above to restart the fancontrol service.

[waffles0042]

@mojo333 ;

Thanks to your help, I think I now got it working:

I my attempt before I executed step 3 while in the root directory and NOT in \etc. I wonder if this was the reason.

Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!