Building Padavan Router Firmware
2 minute read Published: 2022-10-05Padavan is an open-source firmware derived from the GPL source ASUS released for the RT-N56U router. It targets MediaTek and Ralink SoCs: RT3883, MT7620, MT7621, and MT7628. The upstream repository on BitBucket last received updates in 2018. A fork on GitLab carries current development.
A prebuilt image targets one board and feature set. Building from source lets you match the device and select the features to compile. This post builds firmware for the MI-NANO router, whose official firmware is old and has no IPv6 support.