CMCC PZ-L8 OpenWrt Firmware

CPU
Qualcomm IPQ5000
RAM
256 MB
Flash
128NAND MB

The CMCC PZ-L8 is supported by OpenWrt on the qualcommax/ipq50xx 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.

Specs

Specifications

CPUQualcomm IPQ5000
CPU cores2
CPU frequency1000 MHz
RAM256 MB
Flash128NAND MB
1 Gbit Ethernet ports4
WLAN hardwareQualcomm IPQ5000, Qualcomm QCN6102
SwitchQualcomm Atheros QCA8337

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

Build matrix

Supported firmware versions

DistributionVersionTargetProfile
OpenWrt25.12.5qualcommax/ipq50xxcmcc_pz-l8

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · qualcommax/ipq50xx

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq50xx-cmcc_pz-l8-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade37c03c541e28
openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq50xx-cmcc_pz-l8-initramfs-uImage.itb

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernelbd0047b11f63
openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq50xx-cmcc_pz-l8-squashfs-factory.ubi

For first-time flash from stock firmware.

factory522e34cdb10c

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the CMCC PZ-L8 ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

Target default packages (36)

apk-mbedtls 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-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-ipq50xx-cmcc_pz-l8-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
    37c03c541e28467c8cfd977f0009522fd1af421a232f005396c866076ae49d60  openwrt-25.12.5-qualcommax-ipq50xx-cmcc_pz-l8-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the CMCC PZ-L8? 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