Generic x86 OpenWrt Firmware
The Generic x86 is supported by OpenWrt on the x86/generic target. 7 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
| Distribution | Version | Target | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenWrt | 25.12.5 | x86/generic | generic |
Downloads
Download images
OpenWrt 25.12.5 · x86/generic
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| openwrt-25.12.5-x86-generic-generic-targz-rootfs.tar.gz Rootfs archive for Docker / LXC containers. | rootfs | e16027795e65… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-x86-generic-generic-ext4-combined.img.gz Full disk image. Not sure which one? Pick this. | combined | f20d8a508907… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-x86-generic-generic-squashfs-combined-efi.img.gz Make sure your device supports EFI boot. | combined-efi | 8e0fcbfc4388… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-x86-generic-generic-squashfs-rootfs.img.gz Rootfs archive for Docker / LXC containers. | rootfs | e2cc5257c7f2… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-x86-generic-generic-ext4-rootfs.img.gz Rootfs archive for Docker / LXC containers. | rootfs | 5ceaec667dec… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-x86-generic-generic-squashfs-combined.img.gz Full disk image. Not sure which one? Pick this. | combined | ee16d09f8a8d… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-x86-generic-generic-ext4-combined-efi.img.gz Make sure your device supports EFI boot. | combined-efi | b3e4fc715e04… |
Downloads are served by the official OpenWrt mirrors — unchanged upstream stable builds.
Packages & install
Default packages & installation
Default packages
Every image for the Generic x86 ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.
Device packages (15)
kmod-3c59x kmod-8139too kmod-e100 kmod-e1000 kmod-natsemi kmod-ne2k-pci kmod-pcnet32 kmod-r8169 kmod-sis900 kmod-tg3 kmod-via-rhine kmod-via-velocity kmod-forcedeth kmod-fs-vfat kmod-drm-i915
Target default packages (29)
apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear e2fsprogs firewall4 fstools grub2-bios-setup kmod-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 uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd
Installation notes
- Verify your download against the published checksum before flashing:
$ sha256sum openwrt-25.12.5-x86-generic-generic-targz-rootfs.tar.gz e16027795e65afad512c5b7fbcb1607d06b60ef1e680246f3b67f3688ad93df5 openwrt-25.12.5-x86-generic-generic-targz-rootfs.tar.gz
Build custom firmware
Need more than the default image for the Generic x86? 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
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.