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docs(mali-gpu): add glxinfo/es2_info renderer verification steps - #2017

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Summary

Adds a Verify the OpenGL renderer section to the Mali GPU driver switching guide (_mali-gpu.mdx, bilingual zh/en).

The guide already covers verifying the kernel driver, the xorg-xserver version, and the user-level driver — but users had no way to quickly confirm the actual OpenGL/OpenGL ES renderer in use. This change adds:

  • How to check the active renderer via glxinfo and es2_info
  • Expected output: Mali GPU name (e.g. Mali-G610 / Mali-G52) when the Mali driver is active
  • Clarification that glxinfo may still show llvmpipe with the Mali driver (it does not support desktop OpenGL), so es2_info is the reliable check
  • llvmpipe as a signal that the GPU driver is not active (software rendering)

Motivation

From GitHub issue #520 (rock5/rock5b/radxa-os/mali-gpu): users wanted the docs to show the expected glxinfo/es2_info output so they can distinguish llvmpipe (software rendering) from the correct driver name.

Fixes #520

Add a 'Verify the OpenGL renderer' section to the Mali GPU driver
switching guide (bilingual zh/en), showing how to confirm the active
renderer via glxinfo/es2_info, and explaining that llvmpipe means
software rendering (driver not active) while es2_info shows the Mali
GPU name when the Mali driver is in use.

Addresses radxa-docs#520
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