Gateworks i.MX8M Venice OpenWrt Firmware
The Gateworks i.MX8M Venice is supported by OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt on the imx/cortexa53 target. 4 firmware images are available from the official OpenWrt 25.12.5 and ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 stable releases — 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 | imx/cortexa53 | gateworks_venice |
| ImmortalWrt | 25.12.1 | imx/cortexa53 | gateworks_venice |
Downloads
Download images
OpenWrt 25.12.5 · imx/cortexa53
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| openwrt-25.12.5-imx-cortexa53-gateworks_venice-squashfs-img.gz | img | 81df39423139… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-imx-cortexa53-gateworks_venice-targz-rootfs.tar.gz Rootfs archive for Docker / LXC containers. | rootfs | 90af3b5880fc… |
ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · imx/cortexa53
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| immortalwrt-25.12.1-imx-cortexa53-gateworks_venice-targz-rootfs.tar.gz Rootfs archive for Docker / LXC containers. | rootfs | f69b31c2c85d… |
| immortalwrt-25.12.1-imx-cortexa53-gateworks_venice-squashfs-img.gz | img | 2b96ff620bb8… |
Downloads are served by the official OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt mirrors — unchanged upstream stable builds.
Packages & install
Default packages & installation
Default packages
Every image for the Gateworks i.MX8M Venice ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.
OpenWrt 25.12.5 · imx/cortexa53
Device packages (12)
kmod-hwmon-gsc kmod-rtc-ds1672 kmod-eeprom-at24 kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-pps-gpio kmod-lan743x kmod-sky2 kmod-iio-st_accel-i2c kmod-can kmod-can-flexcan kmod-can-mcp251x
Target default packages (28)
apk-mbedtls base-files blkid ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear e2fsprogs firewall4 fstools kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mkf2fs mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd
ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · imx/cortexa53
Device packages (12)
kmod-hwmon-gsc kmod-rtc-ds1672 kmod-eeprom-at24 kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-pps-gpio kmod-lan743x kmod-sky2 kmod-iio-st_accel-i2c kmod-can kmod-can-flexcan kmod-can-mcp251x
Target default packages (32)
apk-openssl base-files blkid block-mount ca-bundle default-settings-chn dnsmasq-full dropbear e2fsprogs firewall4 fstools kmod-nf-nathelper kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-openssl logd luci mkf2fs mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd
Installation notes
- Verify your download against the published checksum before flashing:
$ sha256sum openwrt-25.12.5-imx-cortexa53-gateworks_venice-squashfs-img.gz 81df39423139cdf13c45422be7918377fad8406431adda35c56634b6a53e7d2f openwrt-25.12.5-imx-cortexa53-gateworks_venice-squashfs-img.gz
Build custom firmware
Need more than the default image for the Gateworks i.MX8M Venice? 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
- downloads.openwrt.org — imx/cortexa53 25.12.5
- downloads.immortalwrt.org — imx/cortexa53 25.12.1
- OpenWrt Table of Hardware
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.