Bananapi BPi-R3 OpenWrt Firmware

The Bananapi BPi-R3 is supported by OpenWrt on the mediatek/filogic target. 9 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

DistributionVersionTargetProfile
OpenWrt25.12.5mediatek/filogicbananapi_bpi-r3

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · mediatek/filogic

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-bananapi_bpi-r3-snand-preloader.binsnand-preloader.bin3d65ca169bc4
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-bananapi_bpi-r3-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade3b0fac0b9e3a
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-bananapi_bpi-r3-emmc-preloader.binemmc-preloader.bind1f272a3a5d4
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-bananapi_bpi-r3-nor-bl31-uboot.fipnor-bl31-uboot.fip028c2bb3fa34
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-bananapi_bpi-r3-nor-preloader.binnor-preloader.bin9ab2da69ef35
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-bananapi_bpi-r3-initramfs-recovery.itb

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernelc914c6ca8eb9
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-bananapi_bpi-r3-snand-bl31-uboot.fipsnand-bl31-uboot.fip66fd98d1d463
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-bananapi_bpi-r3-emmc-bl31-uboot.fipemmc-bl31-uboot.fipef34a0e88972
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-bananapi_bpi-r3-sdcard.img.gz

Disk image to write onto an SD card.

sdcard.img.gz377c2543ebdd

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-R3 ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

Device packages (10)

kmod-hwmon-pwmfan kmod-i2c-gpio kmod-mt7915e kmod-mt7986-firmware kmod-sfp kmod-usb3 e2fsprogs f2fsck mkf2fs mt7986-wo-firmware

Target default packages (30)

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 wpad-basic-mbedtls

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-filogic-bananapi_bpi-r3-snand-preloader.bin
    3d65ca169bc4ad5f0fdbd2f1e4375865de289c1b74719e67c063732b698eed60  openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-bananapi_bpi-r3-snand-preloader.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the Bananapi BPi-R3? 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