8devices Carambola2 OpenWrt Firmware

CPU
Atheros AR9331
RAM
64 MB
Flash
16 MB

The 8devices Carambola2 is supported by OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt on the ath79/generic target. 4 firmware images are available from the official OpenWrt 25.12.5 and ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 stable releases — download one below, or build a custom OpenWrt image for this device with your own package selection.

Specs

Specifications

CPUAtheros AR9331
CPU cores1
CPU frequency400 MHz
RAM64 MB
Flash16 MB
100 Mbit Ethernet ports2
WLAN hardwareAtheros AR9331
SwitchAtheros AR9331

Hardware data from the OpenWrt Table of Hardware; verify against your unit before flashing.

Build matrix

Supported firmware versions

DistributionVersionTargetProfile
OpenWrt25.12.5ath79/generic8dev_carambola2
ImmortalWrt25.12.1ath79/generic8dev_carambola2

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · ath79/generic

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-generic-8dev_carambola2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade1152c4a92ee7
openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-generic-8dev_carambola2-initramfs-kernel.bin

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernel54b30983c9d4

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · ath79/generic

ImageTypesha256
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ath79-generic-8dev_carambola2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgradec57150b73b04
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ath79-generic-8dev_carambola2-initramfs-kernel.bin

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernel390dda81b1ee

Downloads are served by the official OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt mirrors — unchanged upstream stable builds.

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the 8devices Carambola2 ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · ath79/generic

Device packages (1)

kmod-usb-chipidea2

Target default packages (29)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-ath9k kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail swconfig uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd wpad-basic-mbedtls

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · ath79/generic

Device packages (1)

kmod-usb-chipidea2

Target default packages (33)

apk-openssl base-files block-mount ca-bundle default-settings-chn dnsmasq-full dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-ath9k kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nf-nathelper kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-openssl logd luci mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail swconfig uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd wpad-openssl

Installation notes

  • Already running OpenWrt or ImmortalWrt: flash the sysupgrade image from LuCI (System → Backup / Flash Firmware) or with the sysupgrade command.
  • The kernel / initramfs image boots from RAM without writing to flash — useful for a first install or for recovering from a failed flash.
  • Verify your download against the published checksum before flashing:
    $ sha256sum openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-generic-8dev_carambola2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
    1152c4a92ee7cbd4b793011fd80994520dbf58e94cc60779190d0cb388548d7c  openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-generic-8dev_carambola2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the 8devices Carambola2? Pick your packages — LuCI apps, themes, VPN clients — set the basics, and get a ready-to-flash OpenWrt image assembled from official packages in minutes.

Customize firmware for this device