Observa VH4032N OpenWrt Firmware
- CPU
- Broadcom BCM6368
- RAM
- 128 MB
- Flash
- 32 MB
The Observa VH4032N is supported by OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt on the bmips/bcm6368 target. 4 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 BCM6368 |
|---|---|
| CPU cores | 2 |
| CPU frequency | 400 MHz |
| RAM | 128 MB |
| Flash | 32 MB |
| 100 Mbit Ethernet ports | 4 |
| WLAN hardware | Broadcom BCM43222 |
| Switch | Broadcom BCM6368 |
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 | bmips/bcm6368 | observa_vh4032n |
| ImmortalWrt | 25.12.1 | bmips/bcm6368 | observa_vh4032n |
Downloads
Download images
OpenWrt 25.12.5 · bmips/bcm6368
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| openwrt-25.12.5-bmips-bcm6368-observa_vh4032n-squashfs-cfe.bin | cfe | 8b4751448ad9… |
| openwrt-25.12.5-bmips-bcm6368-observa_vh4032n-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt. | sysupgrade | 5fb0a7414cc9… |
ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · bmips/bcm6368
| Image | Type | sha256 |
|---|---|---|
| immortalwrt-25.12.1-bmips-bcm6368-observa_vh4032n-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt. | sysupgrade | b11c02c162fe… |
| immortalwrt-25.12.1-bmips-bcm6368-observa_vh4032n-squashfs-cfe.bin | cfe | 46e2fbfc17fc… |
Downloads are served by the official OpenWrt/ImmortalWrt mirrors — unchanged upstream stable builds.
Packages & install
Default packages & installation
Default packages
Every image for the Observa VH4032N ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.
OpenWrt 25.12.5 · bmips/bcm6368
Device packages (7)
kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-usb2 kmod-b43 wpad-basic-mbedtls broadcom-43222-sprom kmod-leds-gpio
Target default packages (26)
apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear ethtool firewall4 fstools kmod-gpio-button-hotplug kmod-nft-offload libc libgcc libustream-mbedtls logd mtd netifd nftables odhcp6c odhcpd-ipv6only ppp ppp-mod-pppoe procd-ujail uci uclient-fetch urandom-seed urngd
ImmortalWrt 25.12.1 · bmips/bcm6368
Device packages (7)
kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport kmod-usb2 kmod-b43 wpad-basic-openssl broadcom-43222-sprom kmod-leds-gpio
Target default packages (30)
apk-openssl base-files block-mount ca-bundle default-settings-chn dnsmasq-full dropbear ethtool firewall4 fstools 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 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.
- Verify your download against the published checksum before flashing:
$ sha256sum openwrt-25.12.5-bmips-bcm6368-observa_vh4032n-squashfs-cfe.bin 8b4751448ad98328e181e78f986cd3f075ac74c03ef83ec99e709c3d43bc2df5 openwrt-25.12.5-bmips-bcm6368-observa_vh4032n-squashfs-cfe.bin
Build custom firmware
Need more than the default image for the Observa VH4032N? 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 — bmips/bcm6368 25.12.5
- downloads.immortalwrt.org — bmips/bcm6368 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.