GL.iNet: What operating system is installed on these routers?

GL.iNet routers use an individualized DD-WRT image based on BusyBox Linux. This configuration offers a bit more freedom than other routers, for example compatible packages can be installed later and of course access via SSH as root user to the router is possible. Of course, more packages are possible with the newer models with ARM processors.

The routers from GL.iNet also offer a large configuration scope with their normal web interface, so the Luci known from DD-WRT can also be used for the advanced settings.

The login via SSH on routers with BusyBox-Linux offers some pre-installed commands. For example, the iptables can also be edited directly via shell script.

CPU information about the GL-AR300M:

system type             : Qualcomm Atheros QCA9533 ver 2 rev 0
machine                 : GL.iNet GL-AR300M (NOR)
processor               : 0
cpu model               : MIPS 24Kc V7.4
BogoMIPS                : 432.53
wait instruction        : yes
microsecond timers      : yes
tlb_entries             : 16
extra interrupt vector  : yes
hardware watchpoint     : yes, count: 4, address/irw mask: [0x0ffc, 0x0ffc, 0x0ffb, 0x0ffb]
isa                     : mips1 mips2 mips32r1 mips32r2
ASEs implemented        : mips16
Options implemented     : tlb 4kex 4k_cache prefetch mcheck ejtag llsc dc_aliases perf_cntr_intr_bit nan_legacy nan_2008 perf
shadow register sets    : 1
kscratch registers      : 0
package                 : 0
core                    : 0
VCED exceptions         : not available
VCEI exceptions         : not available

CPU information about the GL-AX1800:

processor       : 0
model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
BogoMIPS        : 63.36
Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt                                                                                                              vfpd32 lpae evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer : 0x51
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant     : 0xa
CPU part        : 0x801
CPU revision    : 4

processor       : 1
model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
BogoMIPS        : 63.36
Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt                                                                                                              vfpd32 lpae evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer : 0x51
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant     : 0xa
CPU part        : 0x801
CPU revision    : 4

processor       : 2
model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
BogoMIPS        : 63.36
Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt                                                                                                              vfpd32 lpae evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer : 0x51
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant     : 0xa
CPU part        : 0x801
CPU revision    : 4

processor       : 3
model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
BogoMIPS        : 63.36
Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt                                                                                                              vfpd32 lpae evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer : 0x51
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant     : 0xa
CPU part        : 0x801
CPU revision    : 4

Hardware        : Generic DT based system
Revision        : 0000
Serial          : 0000000000000000
root@thewall:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
BogoMIPS        : 51.84
Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer : 0x51
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant     : 0xa
CPU part        : 0x801
CPU revision    : 4

processor       : 1
model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
BogoMIPS        : 51.84
Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer : 0x51
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant     : 0xa
CPU part        : 0x801
CPU revision    : 4

processor       : 2
model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
BogoMIPS        : 51.84
Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer : 0x51
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant     : 0xa
CPU part        : 0x801
CPU revision    : 4

processor       : 3
model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
BogoMIPS        : 51.84
Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer : 0x51
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant     : 0xa
CPU part        : 0x801
CPU revision    : 4

Hardware        : Generic DT based system
Revision        : 0000
Serial          : 0000000000000000