GL.iNet GL-AR300M NAND OpenWrt Firmware

CPU
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
RAM
128 MB
Flash
16, 128NAND MB

The GL.iNet GL-AR300M NAND is supported by OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt on the ath79/nand target. 6 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.

Specs

Specifications

CPUQualcomm Atheros QCA9531
CPU cores1
CPU frequency650 MHz
RAM128 MB
Flash16, 128NAND MB
100 Mbit Ethernet ports2
WLAN hardwareQualcomm Atheros QCA9531
SwitchQualcomm Atheros QCA9531

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

Build matrix

Supported firmware versions

DistributionVersionTargetProfile
OpenWrt25.12.5ath79/nandglinet_gl-ar300m-nand
ImmortalWrt25.12.1ath79/nandglinet_gl-ar300m-nand

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · ath79/nand

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-nand-glinet_gl-ar300m-nand-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade6d962d031d6f
openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-nand-glinet_gl-ar300m-nand-squashfs-factory.img

For first-time flash from stock firmware.

factoryaf22761d3fde
openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-nand-glinet_gl-ar300m-nand-initramfs-kernel.bin

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernel6962e9aff6cc

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · ath79/nand

ImageTypesha256
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ath79-nand-glinet_gl-ar300m-nand-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade3ee15a302fe8
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ath79-nand-glinet_gl-ar300m-nand-squashfs-factory.img

For first-time flash from stock firmware.

factory1c169b2b83ea
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ath79-nand-glinet_gl-ar300m-nand-initramfs-kernel.bin

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernelf50aa6e2e67b

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the GL.iNet GL-AR300M NAND ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · ath79/nand

Device packages (1)

kmod-usb2

Target default packages (29)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-ath9k kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail swconfig uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd wpad-basic-mbedtls

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · ath79/nand

Device packages (1)

kmod-usb2

Target default packages (33)

apk-openssl base-files block-mount ca-bundle default-settings-chn dnsmasq-full dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-ath9k kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nf-nathelper kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-openssl logd luci mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail swconfig uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd wpad-openssl

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-ath79-nand-glinet_gl-ar300m-nand-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
    6d962d031d6f28379139ef4af3d02bfa4b3f7c80751fe769601857eb3f765023  openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-nand-glinet_gl-ar300m-nand-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the GL.iNet GL-AR300M NAND? 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