Hello,

 

I would like to install Mali-G610 drivers on my Rock5B, but getting error during adding PPA:

 

root@rock-5b:~# add-apt-repository ppa:liujianfeng1994/panfork-mesa
PPA publishes dbgsym, you may need to include 'main/debug' component
Repository: 'deb https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/liujianfeng1994/panfork-mesa/ubuntu/ bookworm main'
Description:
https://gitlab.com/panfork/mesa
You need to install mali-g610-firmware if you don't have file /lib/firmware/mali_csffw.bin
More info: https://launchpad.net/~liujianfeng1994/+archive/ubuntu/panfork-mesa
Adding repository.
Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel.
Adding deb entry to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/liujianfeng1994-ubuntu-panfork-mesa-bookworm.list
Adding disabled deb-src entry to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/liujianfeng1994-ubuntu-panfork-mesa-bookworm.list
Adding key to /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/liujianfeng1994-ubuntu-panfork-mesa.gpg with fingerprint 0B2F0747E3BD546820A639B68065BE1FC67AABDE
Hit:1 http://security.debian.org bookworm-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm InRelease
Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports InRelease
Ign:6 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/liujianfeng1994/panfork-mesa/ubuntu bookworm InRelease
Err:7 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/liujianfeng1994/panfork-mesa/ubuntu bookworm Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 185.125.190.80 443]
Hit:5 http://fi.mirror.armbian.de/beta bookworm InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/liujianfeng1994/panfork-mesa/ubuntu bookworm Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

I had to install python3-launchpadlib to get add-apt-repository work, which is not documented, i found it in the forums.

 

HW: Rock5B (boot from: eMMC 32GB)

OS: Armbian Bookworm Minimal (Feb 29, 2024)

Followed the guide here: https://www.armbian.com/rock-5b/

 

How to fix this error?

Edited March 2, 20242 yr by Norbert Kett
added more info

launchpad ppa doesn't support debian

use obs repo for debian bookworm: https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:panfork-mesa

@amazingfate thanks, meanwhile i realized, bookworm is debian  can you help me how to i add that linked repo?

 

log:

root@rock-5b:~# add-apt-repository https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:panfork-mesa
Repository: 'deb https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:panfork-mesa bookworm main'
Description:
Archive for codename: bookworm components: main
More info: https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:panfork-mesa
Adding repository.
Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel.
Adding deb entry to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/archive_uri-https_build_opensuse_org_project_show_home_amazingfate_panfork-mesa-bookworm.list
Adding disabled deb-src entry to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/archive_uri-https_build_opensuse_org_project_show_home_amazingfate_panfork-mesa-bookworm.list
Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.debian.org bookworm-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports InRelease
Ign:5 https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:panfork-mesa bookworm InRelease
Err:6 https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:panfork-mesa bookworm Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 195.135.223.221 443]
Hit:7 http://fi.mirror.armbian.de/beta bookworm InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:panfork-mesa bookworm Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

 

Take a look at obs's doc: https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Build_Service_Debian_builds#Configuring_sources.list

@amazingfate i followed the guide, but getting this:

root@rock-5b:~# apt update
Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.debian.org bookworm-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates InRelease
Ign:4 https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:panfork-mesa ./ InRelease
Hit:5 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports InRelease
Err:6 https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:panfork-mesa ./ Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 195.135.223.221 443]
Hit:7 http://fi.mirror.armbian.de/beta bookworm InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:panfork-mesa ./ Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

 

my sources.list:

root@rock-5b:~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
# deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
# deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
# deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

deb http://security.debian.org/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
# deb-src http://security.debian.org/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/obs-home-amazingfate.gpg] https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:panfork-mesa ./

 

You didn't set the correct url. Open https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:panfork-mesa in browser, and click "Repositories", then click "Debian_12", then click "Go to download repository" to get the real repo url. You need to understand the document. Simple copy-paste usually not works.

@amazingfate Thank you, i'm sorry about my clumsiness...

 

finally i could install the mali g610 firmware, but now 'startx' can't start:

X.Org X Server 1.21.1.7
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Current Operating System: Linux rock-5b 6.8.0-rc1-edge-rockchip-rk3588 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jan 21 22:11:32 UTC 2024 aarch64
Kernel command line: root=UUID=fb37e203-0f28-4a83-8200-4d1b92192ca3 rootwait rootfstype=ext4 splash=verbose console=ttyS2,1500000 console=tty1 consoleblank=0 loglevel=1 ubootpart=dbfff1e9-1afa-704c-8661-c1a273d2de36 usb-storage.quirks=0x2537:0x1066:u,0x2537:0x1068:u   cgroup_enable=cpuset cgroup_memory=1 cgroup_enable=memory swapaccount=1
xorg-server 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5 (https://www.debian.org/support)
Current version of pixman: 0.42.2
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Mar  2 15:45:43 2024
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
free(): double free detected in tcache 2
(EE)
(EE) Backtrace:
(EE) 0: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (OsLookupColor+0x188) [0xaaaae1ffb7e8]
(EE) unw_get_proc_info failed: no unwind info found [-10]
(EE)
(EE)
Fatal server error:
(EE) Caught signal 6 (Aborted). Server aborting
(EE)
(EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
         at http://wiki.x.org
 for help.
(EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
(EE)
(EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

 

i gave up at this point 😕

kernel 6.8 is mainline kernel, panfork won't work on it.

@amazingfate Thank for your responses

 

I tried the latest Radxa ubuntu server build (kernel 5.x) , and successfully installed mali g610 drivers. with glxinfo i see everything ok.

but.... when im trying to create an opengl context for headless rendering, i getting a very strange error. rknpu_dri.so is missing. this is my initial problem, that is why i gave a try with Armbian.

rknpu_dri.so issue (github)

 

do you have any clue, which package contains this driver? so far no one could figure it out.

That's because /dev/dri/card1 is npu, and opengl think it is a graphic card.

@amazingfate and is there any solution? i don't need the npu at all.

I guess no. The method you use is trying to find /dev/dri/card* as gpu device, but with this kernel there is no such gpu device.

@amazingfate This is it!!! You solved my root problem  Thank you! I modified the EGL code, and now with device #1 works well.

 

root@ubuntu:~/egl_example# ./egl_example dev1
Explicit device selection: 1
Loaded EGL 1.4 after reload.
GL_VENDOR=Panfrost
GL_RENDERER=Mali-G610 (Panfrost)
GL_VERSION=3.3 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 23.0.0-devel
GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION=3.30
root@ubuntu:~/egl_example# ./egl_example dev1 es2
Explicit device selection: 1
Loaded EGL 1.4 after reload.
GL_VENDOR=Panfrost
GL_RENDERER=Mali-G610 (Panfrost)
GL_VERSION=OpenGL ES 3.1 Mesa 23.0.0-devel
GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION=OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.10

 

JFYI, collabora started building mesa packages - see https://gitlab.collabora.com/hardware-enablement/rockchip-3588/pkg/mesa

That should be very convenient and easy to install in the near future.

@fraz0815 - thanks, i read this news on https://linuxgizmos.com/   

The mesa Panfrost over panthor kernel driver can be built according to my note：Panfrost-build-howto 

@Andyshrk Is your How-to still relevant given the instructions here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/blob/main/docs/drivers/panfrost.rst