Radxa ROCK 3A OpenWrt Firmware

CPU
Rockchip RK3568
RAM
4096 MB
Flash
eMMC, microSDXC

The Radxa ROCK 3A is supported by OpenWrt on the rockchip/armv8 target. 2 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.

Specs

Specifications

CPURockchip RK3568
CPU cores4
CPU frequency2000 MHz
RAM4096 MB
FlasheMMC, microSDXC
1 Gbit Ethernet ports1

Hardware data from the OpenWrt Table of Hardware; verify against your unit before flashing.

Build matrix

Supported firmware versions

DistributionVersionTargetProfile
OpenWrt25.12.5rockchip/armv8radxa_rock-3a

Downloads

Download images

OpenWrt 25.12.5 · rockchip/armv8

ImageTypesha256
openwrt-25.12.5-rockchip-armv8-radxa_rock-3a-ext4-sysupgrade.img.gz

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgradeb07cbc881a65
openwrt-25.12.5-rockchip-armv8-radxa_rock-3a-squashfs-sysupgrade.img.gz

Not sure? Pick this if upgrading from OpenWrt.

sysupgradeab8a161dc5d5

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

Packages & install

Default packages & installation

Default packages

Every image for the Radxa ROCK 3A ships these packages by default. The customize option below lets you add or remove packages before the image is assembled.

Device packages (2)

kmod-usb-net-cdc-ncm kmod-usb-net-rndis

Target default packages (29)

apk-mbedtls base-files ca-bundle dnsmasq dropbear e2fsprogs 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.
  • Verify your download against the published checksum before flashing:
    $ sha256sum openwrt-25.12.5-rockchip-armv8-radxa_rock-3a-ext4-sysupgrade.img.gz
    b07cbc881a656cae1b5c30561da7b72fd353791a6c408c3b6f9b9ea56b02a66d  openwrt-25.12.5-rockchip-armv8-radxa_rock-3a-ext4-sysupgrade.img.gz

Build custom firmware

Need more than the default image for the Radxa ROCK 3A? 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