Custom Build on new version(25.11.0 ) is not enabling Panfrost (Mali) GPU driver (BOARD=orangepi5-plus BRANCH=vendor RELEASE=noble DESKTOP=cinnamon)

[msita]

Hi Guys,
I just did a new custom Armbian build  ./compile.sh BOARD=orangepi5-plus BRANCH=vendor RELEASE=noble KERNEL_ONLY=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no.
The image is Armbian-unofficial_25.11.0-trunk_Orangepi5-plus_noble_vendor_6.1.115_cinnamon_desktop and when I installed it on orangepi I see it is not supporting Panfrost/Mail:
glxinfo | grep -E "OpenGL renderer|OpenGL version"
OpenGL renderer string: llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.2, 128 bits) OpenGL version string: 4.5 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 25.0.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2

but for older image Old_Armbian-unofficial_25.08.0-trunk_Orangepi5-plus_noble_vendor_6.1.115_cinnamon_desktop All was well
glxinfo | grep -E "OpenGL renderer|OpenGL version"
OpenGL renderer string: Mali-G610 (Panfrost) OpenGL version string: 3.1 Mesa 25.0.7-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 

I did need to enable "ARM Mail Display Processor" under Device Drivers -> Graphics support -> ARM devices before I perform custom build.
And I did this for both OS version 25.11.0 and 25.08.0.
But newer version is not able to use it.
Thanks

Manish

[Werner]

I suggest to build desktop images with ENABLE_EXTENSIONS=mesa-vpu to have necessary stuff built-in automatically.

[msita]

Thanks let  me try that

 

[The Tall Man]

@Werner, This is an Orange PI 5 Plus post. Wouldn't it belong in the Orange PI 5 Plus forum under Standard Support?

https://forum.armbian.com/forum/250-orange-pi-5-plus/

 

[Werner]

1 hour ago, The Tall Man said:

t. Wouldn't it belong in the Orange PI 5 Plus forum under Standard Support?

Yes, that's correct. Didn't pay attention. Thanks.

[gpupoor]

I'm having the same problem with an official 25.8.2 / 6.1.115.

It's a new build, jumping to today's 25.11.1 / 6.12.58 to see if it changes.

[Igor]

I tested v25.11.1 https://www.armbian.com/orangepi-5/ released yesterday - vendor kernel, Gnome desktop, acceleration works, 4k video playing with Chromium, audio works ... Since I don't have model + right on hand, i didn't test it. But its very similar board and I assume it works. It should even boot with image for normal Opi 5 but all peripherals won't be working correctly.

[gpupoor]

Bad News: same issue with 25.11.1 / 6.12.58, and a few others...

Worse News: The issue affects all rk3588's (Orange Pi 5/5B/5+, Rock 5A/5B/5C, etc.).

Good News: PR is a permanent fix for all images, and also identifies an immediate workaround that only requires a reboot (add "overlays=panthor-gpu" to /boot/armbianEnv.txt).

https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/8979 

 

[gpupoor]

Digging deeper @Igor... I tried 25.11.1 Noble Gnome Vendor 6.1.115 from today, and am also seeing Mali-G610.

However it's [disabled for xfce](https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/d2e208ace18b8003f926057ddfc038f8cce0bce0/extensions/mesa-vpu.sh#L19). I'm also reading some conflicting info so guessing there have been other conversations I'm not aware of. I started another post to try and better understand expectations.

 

[Igor]

1 hour ago, gpupoor said:

better understand expectations.

afaik wayland is not supported in this version of xfce. You have to use Gnome or KDE.