Netgear R8000P OpenWrt Firmware
- CPU
- Broadcom BCM4906
- RAM
- 512 MB
- Flash
- 128NAND MB
The Netgear R8000P is supported by OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt on the bcm4908/generic target. 2 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
| CPU | Broadcom BCM4906 |
|---|---|
| CPU cores | 2 |
| CPU frequency | 1800 MHz |
| RAM | 512 MB |
| Flash | 128NAND MB |
| 1 Gbit Ethernet ports | 5 |
| WLAN hardware | 2x Broadcom BCM4365E |
| Switch | Broadcom BCM4906 |
Hardware data from the OpenWrt Table of Hardware; verify against your unit before flashing.
Build matrix
Supported firmware versions
| Distribution | Version | Target | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenWrt | 25.12.5 | bcm4908/generic | netgear_r8000p |
| ImmortalWrt | 25.12.1 | bcm4908/generic | netgear_r8000p |
Downloads
Download images
OpenWrt 25.12.5 · bcm4908/generic
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| openwrt-25.12.5-bcm4908-generic-netgear_r8000p-squashfs.bin | bin | de1a5b8eba1d… |
ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · bcm4908/generic
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| immortalwrt-25.12.1-bcm4908-generic-netgear_r8000p-squashfs.bin | bin | 514702fab9bc… |
Downloads are served by the official OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt mirrors — unchanged upstream stable builds.
Packages & install
Default packages & installation
Default packages
Every image for the Netgear R8000P ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.
OpenWrt 25.12.5 · bcm4908/generic
Target default packages (32)
apk-mbedtls base-files bcm4908img ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear fdt-utils firewall4 fstools kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nft-offload kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2 kmod-usb3 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
ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · bcm4908/generic
Target default packages (36)
apk-openssl base-files bcm4908img block-mount ca-bundle default-settings-chn dnsmasq-full dropbear fdt-utils firewall4 fstools kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nf-nathelper kmod-nft-offload kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2 kmod-usb3 libc libgcc libustream-openssl logd luci mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail uboot-envtools uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd
Installation notes
- Verify your download against the published checksum before flashing:
$ sha256sum openwrt-25.12.5-bcm4908-generic-netgear_r8000p-squashfs.bin de1a5b8eba1d97e4cc4b32d432cbcadaf1049c457a9600c743bb262a86a1b9db openwrt-25.12.5-bcm4908-generic-netgear_r8000p-squashfs.bin
Build custom firmware
Need more than the default image for the Netgear R8000P? 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
- downloads.openwrt.org — bcm4908/generic 25.12.5
- downloads.immortalwrt.org — bcm4908/generic 25.12.1
- OpenWrt Table of Hardware
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.