Zyxel C1100Z OpenWrt Development

Currently I have been trying to get OpenWrt to work on the ZyXEL C1100Z but it is not working. I cannot tell if I messed something up or not. The stock Firmware is normally around 16000KB, but OpenWrt is around 6505856B or something like that. This should not be a problem since it should have 120MB of space, but the chip says it has 1GB of space, (I believe it is 120MB since that is what the router says). I want to say it has 128MB of ram, except I do not remember. I know it uses the JFFS2 filesystem, except I do not know how to select that, unless I already selected it.

This device HAS to be updated through CFE, since it is normally a CenturyLink router. Through CFE, the Command ATEN 1 10F0A563 will give I believe ALL CFE commands.

My issue is, I am not positive I have added all the things it needs, but currently I have a bigger issue. It won't install.
CFE> atur

Starting XMODEM upload (CRC mode)....
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Receive completed, start to write flash...

OK

Total 6505856 (0x634580)bytes received
Firmware tag version [0] is not compatible with the current Tag version [6].
Wait, It may not be 16mb for the stock firmware, I think it was actually around the 160mb mark.

It is broadcom, no dsl, unlikely any wifi.
First you boot something from tftp?

I do not believe so, I am trying to flash through Xmodem

I am saying to boot code without changing device flash.

I do not even know if I can do that

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So, yes it is 256mb, since the latest original firmware for it seems to be around 256MB, and it's first firmware seems to be around 160mb. So the OpenWrt firmware is around 50mb. Hopefully this does not mess things up.