[OpenWrt Wiki] The Boot Process
openwrt.org › docs › techrefDec 09, 2021 · Example from the openwrt-x86-ext2-image.kernel file entry for normal boot: “kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 init=/etc/preinit [rest of options]” This entry in the boot/grub/menu.lst file tells grub that the kernel is located under the /boot directory and the filename is vmlinuz.
Installing openwrt on x86-64 - Riseup
we.riseup.net › wikis › 193527Create your own partitions and filesystems of larger sizes, then untar the openwrt-x86-64-rootfs.tar.gz tarball in the root partition and put the openwrt-x86-64-vmlinuz kernel in the /boot parition and then install and configure the bootloader to point at the kernel and new partition as root.
openwrt · GitHub
gist.github.com › trojan00 › 90a63acba5ad011154fcopenwrt-x86-64-vmlinuz: Linux kernel for x86-64 build: config: The kernel config file for the above kernel: openwrt-x86-64-rootfs.tar.gz: tar.gz of filesystem image of openwrt root filesystem: openwrt-x86-64-rootfs-ext4.img.gz: ext4 filesystem image (compressed) of openwrt root filesystem, same contents as above: openwrt-x86-64-combined-ext4.img.gz
[OpenWrt Wiki] OpenWrt 21.02
https://openwrt.org/releases/21.0229.10.2021 · OpenWrt 21.02 The OpenWrt Community is proud to present the OpenWrt 21.02 stable version series. It is the successor of the previous 19.07 stable major release. The OpenWrt 21.02 series focuses on bringing all supported targets to Linux kernel version 5.4 and introducing WPA 3 support into default images.
[OpenWrt Wiki] Image formats
openwrt.org › docs › techrefuImage. This is an image format designed for U-Boot loader, generally consisting of a kernel with a header for information. Often a zImage with a 64 byte uImage header, which contains the load address & entry point of the zImage, so that uBoot knows what to do with it.
[OpenWrt Wiki] OpenWrt 21.02
openwrt.org › releases › 21Oct 29, 2021 · OpenWrt 21.02 The OpenWrt Community is proud to present the OpenWrt 21.02 stable version series. It is the successor of the previous 19.07 stable major release. The OpenWrt 21.02 series focuses on bringing all supported targets to Linux kernel version 5.4 and introducing WPA 3 support into default images.