Buffalo LinkStation LS220DE OpenWrt Firmware

The Buffalo LinkStation LS220DE is supported by OpenWrt on the mvebu/cortexa9 target. 3 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
OpenWrt25.12.5mvebu/cortexa9buffalo_ls220de

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · mvebu/cortexa9

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-mvebu-cortexa9-buffalo_ls220de-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade8be64beb4ddd
openwrt-25.12.5-mvebu-cortexa9-buffalo_ls220de-initramfs-kernel.bin

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernel39138664647e
openwrt-25.12.5-mvebu-cortexa9-buffalo_ls220de-targz-rootfs.tar.gz

Rootfs archive for Docker / LXC containers.

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the Buffalo LinkStation LS220DE ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

Device packages (12)

kmod-hwmon-gpiofan kmod-hwmon-drivetemp kmod-linkstation-poweroff kmod-md-mod kmod-md-raid0 kmod-md-raid1 kmod-md-raid10 kmod-fs-xfs mdadm mkf2fs e2fsprogs partx-utils

Target default packages (26)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-gpio-button-hotplug 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-mvebu-cortexa9-buffalo_ls220de-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
    8be64beb4ddda8fccdcc79f8f234e6a92244954a220d871e4bf3b9fa70668000  openwrt-25.12.5-mvebu-cortexa9-buffalo_ls220de-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the Buffalo LinkStation LS220DE? 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