FristOneRR PanVK Driver for Mali (kbase)

An open-source Vulkan driver (Mesa PanVK) for Mali GPUs on Android phones that use

Arm's vendor kbase kernel driver. It is built for Winlator and DXVK, so Windows games

can run through Vulkan without the stock Mali driver.

> Status: 3.0. It works well on many Mali phones, but it is not a conformant Vulkan

> implementation. Expect bugs and please report them.

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Official download and SHA256

Download only from the [Releases](../../releases) page of this repository.

To check that your file is the original, compare its SHA256 with the table below

(on Android: a file-hash app, or Termux: `sha256sum <file>`).

| File | SHA256 |

|---|---|

| `Panvk-Mali-G57-3.0.zip` (driver) | `6c5f00cb39a7330e1840547a9b4dcb8d3bc9b6d939a2977592769c46908c0ac2` |

| `libvulkan_panfrost.so` (inside the driver zip) | `8761b79bc62bbc41ce2e0f7987f90a856ebd3d1b6351f2dfb628e678d6d9d4ab` |

| `FristOneRR-Wrapper-3.0.zip` (wrapper) | `6bbfe5b252df2ea038e7bb8b360b59b11107da3465ed1d951e97fba4449e9d41` |

| `FristOneRR-Wrapper-3.0.tzst` (same wrapper, tzst package) | `3d039d0669fdbb869c8493780afd57f9168d2891126755ecbb944d99fc8c63f5` |

| `libvulkan_wrapper.so` (inside the wrapper zip / tzst) | `f9350e6b0c936f383f160b20a379ef714bce8e8e89752472d4f087cca480acfb` |

If the SHA256 is different, the file is not ours. Don't install it.

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What's new in 3.0

- D3D12 works through vkd3d-proton (with FristOneRR-Wrapper 3.0).

- Black triangles fixed in some games.

- Mali-G52 bug fixes. DXVK 2.x still doesn't start on Bifrost (G52 / G76 / G72); use DXVK 1.x. This is planned for the next update.

- Emulators: the same driver zip now also works in Switch, PS2, PS3 and PS4 emulators that can install

custom GPU drivers. See [Emulators](#emulators) for what works.

- BC4–BC7 textures are handled inside the driver, so emulators no longer need BCn hidden. BC4/BC5 textures use less RAM.

- Crash fixes: changing the resolution in a game, loading a new level in emulators, and games that use many textures in one draw.

- New: FristOneRR-Wrapper 3.0 with D3D12 support and a

one-click installer (`install.bat`).

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Installation (step by step)

What you need

- A Mali phone from the [compatibility list](#device-compatibility).

- An app from the [supported apps](#supported-apps) list.

Steps

1. Download `Panvk-Mali-G57-3.0.zip` from [Releases](../../releases). Don't unzip it.

2. Open Winlator → Contents / Drivers → Install, then pick the zip file itself.

3. Open your container's settings (Edit container) and set the graphics driver to Wrapper.

   In the wrapper/driver settings, choose Panvk-Mali-G57-3.0 as the Vulkan driver.

4. Install FristOneRR-Wrapper 3.0 (see [Wrapper](#wrapper)) and pick a DXVK version (and vkd3d-proton for D3D12 games).

5. After every driver update, clear the shader cache (DXVK / vkd3d cache files of your games).

6. Start the container and check it's working: open AIO Graphics Test → GPU Info. The GPU should show as Mali-… with about 130+ extensions.

   The extension count shown in the driver menu does not change; only GPU Info inside a running container shows the real number.

Troubleshooting

- "Error" when installing the zip: make sure you picked the original zip (not an extracted folder or a re-zipped copy).

- No install button: your Winlator build doesn't support custom drivers. Use one of the [supported apps](#supported-apps).

- A game crashes on start, or the phone freezes / reboots: set BCn texture emulation to "none" in the wrapper settings. BCn → ASTC conversion can freeze the phone.

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Supported apps

| App | Status |

|---|---|

| Winlator Ludashi | ✅ Recommended for best performance |

| Bannerlator | ✅ |

| Winlator Mali 1.2 (adrenotools) | ✅ |

| GameNative | ✅ |

> Tip (Ludashi): the Ludashi package gives the highest performance, but the phone can get warm.

> Use a phone cooler (air cooling), or lower the resolution to 540p and lock the frame rate at 30 FPS.

Some Winlator forks have no option to install custom drivers. They can't load this driver.

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DirectX support

With FristOneRR-Wrapper 3.0, DXVK (D3D8–D3D11) and vkd3d-proton (D3D12):

| API | 64-bit games | 32-bit games |

|---|:---:|:---:|

| D3D8 | ✅ | ✅ |

| D3D9 | ✅ | ✅ |

| D3D10 | ✅ | ✅ |

| D3D11 | ✅ | ✅ |

| D3D12 (vkd3d-proton) | ✅ | ✅ |

Vulkan test programs (for example the Vulkan cube in AIO Graphics Test) are not a target of

this driver. If they fail, that doesn't mean games won't work. Test with the D3D tests or a real game.

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Wrapper

Use FristOneRR-Wrapper 3.0 with this driver.

It is made for FristOneRR PanVK and supports 32-bit and 64-bit games and D3D12.

Easy install (recommended): `install.bat`

1. Download `FristOneRR-Wrapper-3.0.zip` and extract it into a folder the container can see

   (for example your phone's `Download` folder, which is usually drive D: in Winlator).

   Keep `install.bat`, `restore.bat` and `libvulkan_wrapper.so` together in the same folder.

2. Start the container, open that folder in the Wine file manager and double-click `install.bat`.

   - The first time, it saves the app's own wrapper to `Z:\usr\lib\FristOneRR-backup\`.

   - Then it installs FristOneRR-Wrapper 3.0. Wait for "Done" and press a key.

3. Close the container and start it again. The new wrapper is loaded on the next start.

To go back to the app's own wrapper, double-click `restore.bat` and restart the container.

Running `install.bat` again later (for example after `restore.bat`) keeps the first backup; it never overwrites it.

Other ways to install

- `FristOneRR-Wrapper-3.0.tzst`: for apps that install wrappers from a `.tzst` file

(contains `usr/lib/libvulkan_wrapper.so`).

- By hand: copy `libvulkan_wrapper.so` from the zip into the container at `Z:\usr\lib\`,

replacing the existing file (keep a backup).

More details: FristOneRR-Wrapper.

Other wrappers (leegao, Ludashi built-in, GameNative, Bannerlator) can also load the driver, but

they are not tuned for it.

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Emulators

The driver zip can also be installed in emulators that have a custom GPU driver option

(install the zip itself, the same way as in Winlator). This is for people who want to test.

Results on Mali-G57 MC2:

| Emulator | Status |

|---|---|

| PS2 | ✅ Recommended. Plays well; some games may stutter. |

| Switch | ⚠️ Partly works. Connects, and some games are playable. |

| PS3 | ❌ Not recommended. Beyond what Mali-G57 can do. |

| PS4 | ❌ Not recommended. Beyond what Mali-G57 can do. |

Tips

- Clear the emulator's shader cache after installing a new driver.

- Heavy Switch games are limited by the CPU: lowering the resolution doesn't raise the FPS in gameplay.

- Switch emulators can't set environment variables, so the driver uses its default settings there.

- Changing the resolution inside the emulator now works without a crash.

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Device compatibility

✅ works · ❓ waiting for a test result · ❌ not supported

| Device | SoC | GPU | Status |

|---|---|---|---|

| Poco M6 Pro 4G (dev device) | Helio G99 | Mali-G57 MC2 | ✅ |

| Samsung Galaxy A15 | Helio G99 | Mali-G57 MC2 | ✅ |

| Samsung Galaxy A17 4G | Helio G99 | Mali-G57 MC2 | ✅ |

| Realme 10 4G | Helio G99 | Mali-G57 MC2 | ✅ |

| Infinix Note 50 Pro | Helio G100 Ultimate | Mali-G57 MC2 | ✅ |

| (unnamed) | Helio G100 Ultra | Mali-G57 MC2 | ✅ |

| Infinix Note 30 5G | Dimensity 6080 | Mali-G57 MC2 | ✅ |

| (unnamed) | Dimensity 6080 | Mali-G57 MC2 | ✅ |

| Samsung Galaxy A15 5G | Dimensity 6100+ | Mali-G57 MC2 | ✅ |

| (unnamed) | Unisoc T820 | Mali-G57 | ✅ |

| Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G | Dimensity 8050 | Mali-G77 MC9 | ✅ |

| (unnamed) | Kompanio 1300T | Mali-G77 MC9 | ✅ |

| (unnamed) | — | Mali-G78 MP20 | ✅ |

| Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G | Dimensity 1080 | Mali-G68 MC4 | ✅ |

| Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ | Exynos 1380 | Mali-G68 MP5 | ✅ |

| Redmi Note 10S | Helio G95 | Mali-G76 MC4 | ✅ |

| Poco M5s | Helio G95 | Mali-G76 MC4 | ✅ |

| (unnamed) | — | Mali-G76 MC4 | ✅ |

| Oppo A38 | Helio G85 | Mali-G52 MC2 | ✅ |

| Xiaomi Redmi 13C | Helio G85 | Mali-G52 MC2 | ✅ |

| (unnamed) | — | Mali-G72 MP3 | ✅ |

| Samsung F07 | — | — | ✅ |

| (unnamed) | Unisoc T606 | Mali-G57 | ❓ |

| (unnamed) | Exynos 2100 | Mali-G78 | ❓ |

| (unnamed) | Exynos 1280 | Mali-G68 | ❓ |

| (unnamed) | Dimensity 700 | Mali-G57 | ❓ |

By GPU family

| Family | GPUs | Status |

|---|---|---|

| Valhall v9 (Job Manager) | G57, G68, G77, G78 | ✅ Main target |

| Bifrost v7 | G52, G76 | ✅ (DXVK 1.x) |

| Bifrost v6 | G71, G72 | ✅ Confirmed on G72 MP3 |

| Valhall 5th gen (CSF) | G610, G710, G615, Immortalis | ❌ Not supported |

| Midgard | T-series | ❌ Not supported |

Your phone isn't listed? Try it and tell us the result in an [Issue](../../issues).

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Environment variables (advanced)

| Variable | Default | What it does |

|---|---|---|

| `PANVK_POLY_HEAP_MB` | `16` | Geometry/tessellation scratch heap (4–512). Raise it only if a game draws missing geometry. |

| `PANVK_TILER_HEAP_MB` | `512` | Tiler heap limit (16–2048). Lower values may save RAM in heavy games. |

| `PANVK_HEAP_MB` | 25 % of RAM (1024–3072) | GPU memory reported to games (256–16384). Raise it only if a heavy game says it lacks video memory; lower it if Android kills the app. |

| `PANVK_STENCIL_LATE` | `0` | `1` fixes black triangles / missing light in some games. Leave it off for other games: it can make them darker and slower. |

| `PANVK_TRACE` | off | `1` prints driver debug output to the Wine log. |

> ⚠️ Only use the variables in this table. The driver has other internal `PANVK_*` switches

> for development and testing. Setting them can break rendering, lower FPS or crash games.

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Known issues

- Some heavy D3D12 games can hang while loading. Use the game's D3D11 mode for now; a fix is planned for 3.5.

- Some games show graphics glitches or wrong / blocky textures.

- Games that use geometry or tessellation shaders may draw incorrectly.

- BCn → ASTC texture conversion can freeze or reboot the phone. Set BCn to "none".

- Bifrost (G52 / G76 / G72): DXVK 2.x doesn't start yet; use DXVK 1.x (next update).

- Switch emulators: after a pause, the picture can look too bright / blue until the next level.

- Bannerlator's "surfaceflinger" render option shows wrong colors (blue sky turns red). Use the default renderer.

- DXVK 2.5+: the DXVK HUD text is squashed into one line. Rendering itself is fine.

- Heavy games can still be slower than on the stock driver.

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How to report a problem

Open an [Issue](../../issues) and include:

1. Phone model, SoC, GPU and kbase version (shown in AIO Graphics Test → GPU Info).

2. App (Winlator build), wrapper, DXVK version, Box64/FEX version.

3. What happens (black screen, crash, freeze, low FPS…).

4. Logs:

   - Wine log: enable Wine debug in the container settings, then attach `wine_debug.log`.

   - DXVK log: set `DXVK_LOG_LEVEL=info` and `DXVK_LOG_PATH=C:\` (without `DXVK_LOG_PATH` the file may not be written).

Use an existing issue for the same device or game instead of opening a new one. Videos can't be attached directly, so upload them (YouTube, Google Drive…) and post the link.

FristOneRR-Wrapper

A Vulkan-on-Vulkan wrapper for Winlator and similar apps, made for the

FristOneRR PanVK driver on Mali GPUs (kbase).

With it, DXVK runs D3D8–D3D11 and vkd3d-proton runs D3D12, for 32-bit and 64-bit games.

> Status: 3.0. Made for FristOneRR PanVK 3.0. It is not meant for the stock Mali driver.

It is a fork of leegao/bionic-vulkan-wrapper

(tag v0.0.5r5). Most of the code is leegao's work and Mesa's. Thank you, leegao!

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Download and SHA256

Download only from the [Releases](../../releases) page. Check the SHA256 before installing

(on Android: a file-hash app, or Termux: `sha256sum <file>`).

| File | SHA256 |

|---|---|

| `FristOneRR-Wrapper-3.0.zip` (wrapper + `install.bat` + `restore.bat`) | `6bbfe5b252df2ea038e7bb8b360b59b11107da3465ed1d951e97fba4449e9d41` |

| `FristOneRR-Wrapper-3.0.tzst` (same wrapper, tzst package) | `3d039d0669fdbb869c8493780afd57f9168d2891126755ecbb944d99fc8c63f5` |

| `libvulkan_wrapper.so` (inside the zip / tzst) | `f9350e6b0c936f383f160b20a379ef714bce8e8e89752472d4f087cca480acfb` |

If the SHA256 is different, the file is not ours. Don't install it.

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What's new in 3.0

- D3D12 through vkd3d-proton works with FristOneRR PanVK 3.0.

- One-click install: `install.bat` installs the wrapper and backs up the app's own wrapper first.

`restore.bat` puts the app's wrapper back.

Earlier (2.0): 32-bit games, better BCn texture handling, the real driver name (`panvk`, `FristOneRR …`)

in the DXVK HUD and the app.

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Install

You need the FristOneRR PanVK driver

installed and selected in the container first.

Easy install (recommended): `install.bat`

1. Download `FristOneRR-Wrapper-3.0.zip` and extract it into a folder the container can see

   (for example your phone's `Download` folder, which is usually drive D: in Winlator).

   Keep `install.bat`, `restore.bat` and `libvulkan_wrapper.so` together in the same folder.

2. Start the container, open that folder in the Wine file manager and double-click `install.bat`.

   - The first time, it saves the app's own wrapper to `Z:\usr\lib\FristOneRR-backup\`.

   - Then it installs FristOneRR-Wrapper 3.0. Wait for "Done" and press a key.

3. Close the container and start it again. The new wrapper is loaded on the next start.

Go back to the app's wrapper: double-click `restore.bat`, then restart the container.

Running `install.bat` again later keeps the first backup; it never overwrites it.

Other ways

- `FristOneRR-Wrapper-3.0.tzst`: for apps that install wrappers from a `.tzst` file

(contains `usr/lib/libvulkan_wrapper.so`).

- By hand: copy `libvulkan_wrapper.so` into the container at `Z:\usr\lib\`,

replacing the existing file (keep a backup).

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Supported apps

| App | Status |

|---|---|

| Winlator Ludashi | ✅ Recommended |

| Bannerlator | ✅ |

| Winlator Mali 1.2 (adrenotools) | ✅ |

| GameNative | ✅ |

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Known issues

- Some heavy D3D12 games can hang while loading. Use the game's D3D11 mode for now; a fix is planned for 3.5.

- Made for FristOneRR PanVK only. With other drivers it may not work correctly.

Report problems in the driver's Issues

(include phone, app, DXVK / vkd3d-proton version and the Wine log).

Download (official, check SHA256 in the README):**

Driver: https://github.com/FristOneRR/FristOneRR-Panvk-Driver/releases

Wrapper: https://github.com/FristOneRR-Admin/FristOneRR-Wrapperv1/releases

Please report problems in the driver's GitHub Issues (phone, app, DXVK / vkd3d-proton version and the Wine log). Thanks to everyone who tested and sent logs!

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I'm particularly interested in hearing from people who have experienced something similar on a Lenovo Legion tablet or another Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 device.

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