Bananapi BPi-R2 OpenWrt Firmware
The Bananapi BPi-R2 is supported by OpenWrt on the mediatek/mt7623 target. 5 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.
Build matrix
Supported firmware versions
| Distribution | Version | Target | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenWrt | 25.12.5 | mediatek/mt7623 | bananapi_bpi-r2 |
Downloads
Download images
OpenWrt 25.12.5 · mediatek/mt7623
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-mt7623-bananapi_bpi-r2-initramfs-recovery.itb Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery. | kernel | 34452fb05b21… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-mt7623-bananapi_bpi-r2-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt. | sysupgrade | 797e9b3208e1… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-mt7623-bananapi_bpi-r2-preloader.bin | preloader.bin | 825b299a2be0… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-mt7623-bananapi_bpi-r2-u-boot.bin | u-boot.bin | c76be8954a2b… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-mt7623-bananapi_bpi-r2-sdcard.img.gz Disk image to write onto an SD card. | sdcard.img.gz | 8fa17d2f19fc… |
Downloads are served by the official OpenWrt mirrors — unchanged upstream stable builds.
Packages & install
Default packages & installation
Default packages
Every image for the Bananapi BPi-R2 ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.
Device packages (4)
mkf2fs e2fsprogs kmod-usb3 kmod-ata-ahci
Target default packages (29)
apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fitblk fstools kmod-crypto-hw-safexcel kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd
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-mediatek-mt7623-bananapi_bpi-r2-initramfs-recovery.itb 34452fb05b2107ec996d9709680669b2b7e542fbaeea1e824482abff00e95e1e openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-mt7623-bananapi_bpi-r2-initramfs-recovery.itb
Build custom firmware
Need more than the default image for the Bananapi BPi-R2? 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 deviceRelated
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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.