FriendlyARM NanoPi R2C OpenWrt Firmware

The FriendlyARM NanoPi R2C is supported by OpenWrt on the rockchip/armv8 target. 2 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
OpenWrt25.12.5rockchip/armv8friendlyarm_nanopi-r2c

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · rockchip/armv8

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-rockchip-armv8-friendlyarm_nanopi-r2c-ext4-sysupgrade.img.gz

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade4cf702a3560f
openwrt-25.12.5-rockchip-armv8-friendlyarm_nanopi-r2c-squashfs-sysupgrade.img.gz

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade6ee721b9ecda

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the FriendlyARM NanoPi R2C ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

Device packages (1)

kmod-usb-net-rtl8152

Target default packages (29)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear e2fsprogs firewall4 fstools kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mkf2fs mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only partx-utils 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.
  • Verify your download against the published checksum before flashing:
    $ sha256sum openwrt-25.12.5-rockchip-armv8-friendlyarm_nanopi-r2c-ext4-sysupgrade.img.gz
    4cf702a3560f6ea96bb01d76ac2ed500ca743833608d712875cd5651c54f1223  openwrt-25.12.5-rockchip-armv8-friendlyarm_nanopi-r2c-ext4-sysupgrade.img.gz

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the FriendlyARM NanoPi R2C? 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