Asus RT-AX89X OpenWrt Firmware

CPU
Qualcomm IPQ8074A
RAM
1024 MB
Flash
256NAND MB

The Asus RT-AX89X is supported by OpenWrt on the qualcommax/ipq807x target. 4 firmware images are available from the official OpenWrt 25.12.5 stable release — download one below, or build a custom OpenWrt image for this device with your own package selection.

Specs

Specifications

CPUQualcomm IPQ8074A
CPU cores4
CPU frequency2200 MHz
RAM1024 MB
Flash256NAND MB
1 Gbit Ethernet ports9
10 Gbit Ethernet ports1
WLAN hardwareQualcomm QCN5024, 2x Qualcomm QCN5054
SwitchQualcomm Atheros QCA8337 + Qualcomm Atheros QCA8075

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

Build matrix

Supported firmware versions

DistributionVersionTargetProfile
OpenWrt25.12.5qualcommax/ipq807xasus_rt-ax89x

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · qualcommax/ipq807x

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq807x-asus_rt-ax89x-initramfs-factory.trx

For first-time flash from stock firmware.

initramfs-factory.trx5cf36d054865
openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq807x-asus_rt-ax89x-initramfs-kernel.bin

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernel02a7df343eea
openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq807x-asus_rt-ax89x-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade56d9bd65c74d
openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq807x-asus_rt-ax89x-initramfs-uImage.itb

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

initramfs-uImage.itb6f250dec0f5a

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the Asus RT-AX89X ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

Device packages (2)

kmod-hwmon-gpiofan ipq-wifi-asus_rt-ax89x

Target default packages (38)

apk-mbedtls ath11k-firmware-ipq8074 base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear e2fsprogs firewall4 fstools kmod-ath11k-ahb kmod-fs-ext4 kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-nft-offload kmod-phy-aquantia kmod-qca-nss-dp kmod-usb-dwc3 kmod-usb-dwc3-qcom kmod-usb3 libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd losetup mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd wpad-basic-mbedtls

Installation notes

  • First install from stock firmware: flash the factoryimage through the vendor firmware's upgrade page or recovery mode.
  • 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-qualcommax-ipq807x-asus_rt-ax89x-initramfs-factory.trx
    5cf36d054865eaefb80de2f81ad87b106795f8069de1768abee48950537c01b0  openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq807x-asus_rt-ax89x-initramfs-factory.trx

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the Asus RT-AX89X? 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

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Upstream

Upstream & source

Images are assembled from packages compiled and published by the upstream OpenWrt and ImmortalWrt projects. The complete corresponding source code is available from those projects under the GPL.