Methode micro-DPU (uDPU) OpenWrt Firmware

Name: Methode micro-DPU (uDPU)
Brand: Methode

The Methode micro-DPU (uDPU) is supported by OpenWrt on the mvebu/cortexa53 target. 4 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	mvebu/cortexa53	methode_udpu

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · mvebu/cortexa53

Image	Type	sha256
openwrt-25.12.5-mvebu-cortexa53-methode_udpu-squashfs-emmc-gpt.img.gz	emmc-gpt	302f32f0b13d…
openwrt-25.12.5-mvebu-cortexa53-methode_udpu-targz-rootfs.tar.gz Rootfs archive for Docker / LXC containers.	rootfs	fc01a2bfd680…
openwrt-25.12.5-mvebu-cortexa53-methode_udpu-initramfs-uImage.itb Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.	kernel	ef63b7196c57…
openwrt-25.12.5-mvebu-cortexa53-methode_udpu-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.	sysupgrade	f0c3eae515b5…

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the Methode micro-DPU (uDPU) ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

Device packages (3)

kmod-i2c-pxa kmod-hwmon-lm75 kmod-dsa-mv88e6xxx

Target default packages (30)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear e2fsprogs ethtool 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.
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-mvebu-cortexa53-methode_udpu-squashfs-emmc-gpt.img.gz
302f32f0b13d5210b5707b6b2119c91eb4f04fe753d636ddde9972a2f3a613e5  openwrt-25.12.5-mvebu-cortexa53-methode_udpu-squashfs-emmc-gpt.img.gz

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the Methode micro-DPU (uDPU)? 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

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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.