Rtl8196e: Openwrt

You need the Realtek rtl819x SDK. Search GitHub for “rtl8196e linux”. Compile under an old Ubuntu 12.04/14.04 VM (due to GCC compatibility). Configure:

If you are determined to run an OpenWrt-like system, follow this unofficial method. You will void your warranty and may brick the device. rtl8196e openwrt

OpenWrt supports SQM for mitigating bufferbloat, the undesirable latency that arises when your router buffers too much data. [OpenWrt Wiki] Reasons to use OpenWrt You need the Realtek rtl819x SDK

You will usually find this chip in ultra-budget "white-label" routers and repeaters, such as: [OpenWrt Wiki] D-Link DIR-615 compatible = "realtek

This frees up ~4MB of RAM.

/dts-v1/; /include/ "rt3050.dtsi" / model = "RTL8196E Reference Board"; compatible = "realtek,rtl8196e", "ralink,rt3050-soc"; memory@0 device_type = "memory"; reg = <0x0 0x2000000>; // 32 MB ;