MikroTik RouterBOARD 750 r2 (hEX lite) OpenWrt Firmware

The MikroTik RouterBOARD 750 r2 (hEX lite) is supported by OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt on the ath79/mikrotik 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.

Build matrix

Supported firmware versions

DistributionVersionTargetProfile
OpenWrt25.12.5ath79/mikrotikmikrotik_routerboard-750-r2
ImmortalWrt25.12.1ath79/mikrotikmikrotik_routerboard-750-r2

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · ath79/mikrotik

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-mikrotik-mikrotik_routerboard-750-r2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade4e9235a7f371
openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-mikrotik-mikrotik_routerboard-750-r2-squashfs-sysupgrade-v7.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade-v7489fb1cd920a
openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-mikrotik-mikrotik_routerboard-750-r2-initramfs-kernel.bin

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernelec52438791b9

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · ath79/mikrotik

ImageTypesha256
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ath79-mikrotik-mikrotik_routerboard-750-r2-initramfs-kernel.bin

Minimal kernel image, useful for first install or recovery.

kernel175944816a12
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ath79-mikrotik-mikrotik_routerboard-750-r2-squashfs-sysupgrade-v7.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgrade-v7dd41c1486876
immortalwrt-25.12.1-ath79-mikrotik-mikrotik_routerboard-750-r2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgradea764e5be320f

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the MikroTik RouterBOARD 750 r2 (hEX lite) 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/mikrotik

Device packages (3)

-yafut -kmod-ath9k -wpad-basic-mbedtls

Target default packages (32)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-ag71xx-legacy kmod-ath9k kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nft-offload kmod-switch-ar8xxx 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 yafut

ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · ath79/mikrotik

Device packages (3)

-yafut -kmod-ath9k -wpad-openssl

Target default packages (36)

apk-openssl base-files block-mount ca-bundle default-settings-chn dnsmasq-full dropbear firewall4 fstools kmod-ag71xx-legacy kmod-ath9k kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nf-nathelper kmod-nft-offload kmod-switch-ar8xxx 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 yafut

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-ath79-mikrotik-mikrotik_routerboard-750-r2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
    4e9235a7f37111726e59081df31b81c919e192cb4accd8c213b805ff48c0a35e  openwrt-25.12.5-ath79-mikrotik-mikrotik_routerboard-750-r2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the MikroTik RouterBOARD 750 r2 (hEX lite)? 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