Upgrading 24.10.6->25.12.2 through factory.ubi image? (OpenWRT One)

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hi,

I have an OpenWRT One, currently running 24.10.6, that I want to upgrade to 25.12.2.

When I just got the device, I inadvertently upgraded to a snapshot release and messed around a bit. So I'd like to use this upgrade to go back to a stock image for this device.

Can I just do this:

  • export a backup of my settings through Luci

  • save a list of installed packages (opkg list-installed > myfile.txt)

  • use the Luci interface to do a firmware upgrade to the "factory.ubi" image from https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org

  • install the extra packages from my saved list manually (like usteer, etc.)

  • restore the previously exported settings

Anything stupid in those steps? And is there another image I should use for the firmware upgrade?

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use owut or asu, no need to save anything, they'll do all the work for you.

never use factory image if your router's already running openwrt.

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Thanks, but instead of keeping everything, I’d like to do a refresh. So I want to avoid owut.

Just not clear on what image to flash in LuCI.

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Sysupgrade

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You can still use owut to do the work of selecting the correct image without retaining anything (--clean-slate retains only default packages):

$ owut download --clean-slate
...
$ sysupgrade -n /tmp/firmware.bin

Or just do owut check -v and the image name and location will be listed in the device info block at the very top.

EDIT
Here's an example of that last bit.

$ owut check -V 25.12 -v | grep Image-
Image-prefix   openwrt-25.12.2-mediatek-filogic-zyxel_nwa50ax-pro
Image-URL      https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/25.12.2/targets/mediatek/filogic
Image-file     openwrt-25.12.2-mediatek-filogic-zyxel_nwa50ax-pro-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
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Thanks a lot, that helps.

Wouldn’t owut upgrade --version-to 25.12.2 –clean-slate make more sense, then?

And is there a difference between a “sysupgrade -n /tmp/firmware.bin” and passing the firmware.bin to the luci firmware upgrade interface?

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Sure, that will ensure you're getting exactly the version you want.

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Thank you!