Issue from accessories/storage/penta-sata-hat/sata-hat-top-board - Display stuck

[Brambler]

URL: https://docs.radxa.com/accessories/storage/penta-sata-hat/sata-hat-top-board

Time: 3/26/2026, 9:30:59 AM

Behavior:
Display is only showing a static message of RADXA SATA HAT Loading... Fan is also pinned to 100%.

RaspberryPi 5
OS: Raspberry Pi OS Lite 64bit (Installed 2026.03.26)

Unsure of what all other information to supply, I can get logs but will need instructions on which logs you need.

[Brambler]

Response from: systemctl status rockpi-penta.service --no-pager -l

○ rockpi-penta.service - Rockpi SATA Hat
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/rockpi-penta.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: inactive (dead) since Thu 2026-03-26 22:25:06 EDT; 2min 18s ago
   Duration: 362ms
 Invocation: 06afce14e2a34125aa1c9933511ee901
    Process: 1619 ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/rockpi-penta/main.py (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 1619 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
        CPU: 153ms

Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:   File "/usr/bin/rockpi-penta/fan.py", line 101, in running
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:     pin = Gpio(0.025)
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:   File "/usr/bin/rockpi-penta/fan.py", line 58, in __init__
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:     self.line = gpiod.Chip(os.environ['FAN_CHIP']).get_line(int(os.environ['FAN_LINE']))
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:                 ~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gpiod/chip.py", line 58, in __init__
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:     self._chip = _ext.Chip(path)
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:                  ~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv systemd[1]: rockpi-penta.service: Deactivated successfully.

Response from: journalctl -u rockpi-penta.service -b --no-pager

Mar 26 22:25:03 omv systemd[1]: Started rockpi-penta.service - Rockpi SATA Hat.
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]: Exception in thread Thread-2 (watch_key):
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]: Exception in thread Thread-4 (running):
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:   File "/usr/lib/python3.13/threading.py", line 1043, in _bootstrap_inner
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:     self.run()
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:     ~~~~~~~~^^
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:   File "/usr/lib/python3.13/threading.py", line 1043, in _bootstrap_inner
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:     self.run()
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:     ~~~~~~~~^^
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:   File "/usr/lib/python3.13/threading.py", line 994, in run
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:     self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:     ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:   File "/usr/bin/rockpi-penta/fan.py", line 101, in running
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:     pin = Gpio(0.025)
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:   File "/usr/bin/rockpi-penta/fan.py", line 58, in __init__
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:     self.line = gpiod.Chip(os.environ['FAN_CHIP']).get_line(int(os.environ['FAN_LINE']))
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:                 ~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gpiod/chip.py", line 58, in __init__
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:     self._chip = _ext.Chip(path)
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:                  ~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:   File "/usr/lib/python3.13/threading.py", line 994, in run
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:     self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
Mar 26 22:25:03 omv python3[1585]:     ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Mar 26 22:25:04 omv python3[1585]: Fatal Python error: _enter_buffered_busy: could not acquire lock for <_io.BufferedWriter name='<stderr>'> at interpreter shutdown, possibly due to daemon threads
Mar 26 22:25:04 omv python3[1585]: Python runtime state: finalizing (tstate=0x0000000000a6c840)
Mar 26 22:25:04 omv python3[1585]: Current thread 0x00007fffa1a647e0 (most recent call first):
Mar 26 22:25:04 omv python3[1585]:   <no Python frame>
Mar 26 22:25:04 omv python3[1585]: Extension modules: gpiod._ext, PIL._imaging, PIL._imagingft (total: 3)
Mar 26 22:25:05 omv systemd[1]: rockpi-penta.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=6/ABRT
Mar 26 22:25:05 omv systemd[1]: rockpi-penta.service: Failed with result 'signal'.
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv systemd[1]: rockpi-penta.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv systemd[1]: Started rockpi-penta.service - Rockpi SATA Hat.
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]: Exception in thread Thread-2 (watch_key):
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]: Exception in thread Thread-4 (running):
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:   File "/usr/lib/python3.13/threading.py", line 1043, in _bootstrap_inner
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:     self.run()
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:     ~~~~~~~~^^
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:   File "/usr/lib/python3.13/threading.py", line 994, in run
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:     self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:     ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:   File "/usr/bin/rockpi-penta/fan.py", line 101, in running
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:     pin = Gpio(0.025)
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:   File "/usr/bin/rockpi-penta/fan.py", line 58, in __init__
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:     self.line = gpiod.Chip(os.environ['FAN_CHIP']).get_line(int(os.environ['FAN_LINE']))
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:                 ~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gpiod/chip.py", line 58, in __init__
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:     self._chip = _ext.Chip(path)
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]:                  ~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv python3[1619]: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Mar 26 22:25:06 omv systemd[1]: rockpi-penta.service: Deactivated successfully.

Response from: cat /etc/os-release

PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="13"
VERSION="13 (trixie)"
VERSION_CODENAME=trixie
DEBIAN_VERSION_FULL=13.4
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

[Brambler]

Seems that whatever was changed in the python scripts in this repo, fixes my issues.

[tangzz-radxa]

Thanks for the detailed report! Based on the information you provided, I've created a documentation update to help other users facing similar issues with the Penta SATA HAT on the latest Raspberry Pi OS (Debian trixie).

The documentation now includes a note about the known compatibility issues and references the fix you mentioned at https://github.com/HabiRabbu/rockpi-penta-pi5-fix.

PR: #1589