MediaTek MT7981 rfb OpenWrt Firmware

The MediaTek MT7981 rfb is supported by OpenWrt on the mediatek/filogic target. 11 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
OpenWrt25.12.5mediatek/filogicmediatek_mt7981-rfb

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · mediatek/filogic

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-emmc-preloader.binemmc-preloader.bin6f58176ca3a5
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-spim-nand-preloader.binspim-nand-preloader.binad13725b8256
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-emmc-bl31-uboot.fipemmc-bl31-uboot.fip3ac7f3cba2c0
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade4f0278d85b65
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-nor-preloader.binnor-preloader.bin1d4c24a08ec1
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-nor-bl31-uboot.fipnor-bl31-uboot.fip3ac7f3cba2c0
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-sdcard.img.gz

Disk image to write onto an SD card.

sdcard.img.gz9fe3939a4d45
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-snfi-nand-bl31-uboot.fipsnfi-nand-bl31-uboot.fipd4451d60689f
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-spim-nand-bl31-uboot.fipspim-nand-bl31-uboot.fip7a6114dd8a3f
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-initramfs.itb

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernel661572396569
openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-snfi-nand-preloader.binsnfi-nand-preloader.bin521d8bf4c9a1

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the MediaTek MT7981 rfb ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

Device packages (7)

kmod-mt7915e kmod-mt7981-firmware kmod-usb3 e2fsprogs f2fsck mkf2fs mt7981-wo-firmware

Target default packages (30)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fitblk fstools kmod-crypto-hw-safexcel kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-leds-gpio kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd 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

  • 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-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-emmc-preloader.bin
    6f58176ca3a52d66d4f90032a2cda11231d12d1ad7c1bb7bc6634fb31dc6c4da  openwrt-25.12.5-mediatek-filogic-mediatek_mt7981-rfb-emmc-preloader.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the MediaTek MT7981 rfb? 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