Harden OPNsense build wait detection

Improves VM install completion detection by encapsulating screendump hashing in a helper, clearing stale dump files, and trying both `qm monitor` and `pvesh` monitor paths. The stability check now tolerates alternating A/B frames from a blinking login cursor instead of requiring one identical frame. It also adds elapsed-time progress output and a safe fallback to a fixed 12-minute wait when screendumps are unavailable, avoiding false completion or endless polling.

vm/opnsense-vm.sh

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ METHOD=""
 NSAPP="opnsense-vm"
 var_os="opnsense"
 var_version="26.7"
+FREEBSD_MAJOR="15"
 #
 GEN_MAC=02:$(openssl rand -hex 5 | awk '{print toupper($0)}' | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//')
 GEN_MAC_LAN=02:$(openssl rand -hex 5 | awk '{print toupper($0)}' | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//')
@@ -490,7 +491,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
         fi
         echo -e "${DGN}Using LAN GATEWAY ADDRESS: ${BGN}$LAN_GW${CL}"
       fi
-      if NETMASK=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a LAN netmmask (24 for example)" 8 58 $NETMASK --title "LAN NETMASK" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+      if NETMASK=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a LAN netmask (24 for example)" 8 58 $NETMASK --title "LAN NETMASK" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
         if [ -z $NETMASK ]; then
           echo -e "${DGN}Netmask needs to be set if ip is not dhcp${CL}"
         fi
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
       else
         exit-script
       fi
-      if WAN_NETMASK=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a WAN netmmask (24 for example)" 8 58 $WAN_NETMASK --title "WAN NETMASK" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+      if WAN_NETMASK=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a WAN netmask (24 for example)" 8 58 $WAN_NETMASK --title "WAN NETMASK" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
         if [ -z $WAN_NETMASK ]; then
           echo -e "${DGN}WAN Netmask needs to be set if ip is not dhcp${CL}"
         fi
@@ -574,7 +575,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
   else
     exit-script
   fi
-  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a WAN MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "WAN MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a LAN MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "LAN MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
     else
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
     exit-script
   fi
 
-  if MAC2=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a LAN MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC_LAN --title "LAN MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+  if MAC2=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a WAN MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC_LAN --title "WAN MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z $MAC2 ]; then
       WAN_MAC="$GEN_MAC_LAN"
     else
@@ -652,23 +653,26 @@ fi
 msg_ok "Using ${CL}${BL}$STORAGE${CL} ${GN}for Storage Location."
 msg_ok "Virtual Machine ID is ${CL}${BL}$VMID${CL}."
 msg_info "Retrieving the URL for the OPNsense Qcow2 Disk Image"
-# Use latest stable FreeBSD amd64 qcow2 VM image (generic, not UFS/ZFS)
+# Use latest stable FreeBSD amd64 qcow2 VM image matching FREEBSD_MAJOR
 RELEASE_LIST="$(curl -s https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/ |
-  grep -Eo '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-RELEASE' |
+  grep -Eo "${FREEBSD_MAJOR}\.[0-9]+-RELEASE" |
   sort -Vr |
   uniq)"
 URL=""
 FREEBSD_VER=""
 for ver in $RELEASE_LIST; do
-  candidate="https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/${ver}/amd64/Latest/FreeBSD-${ver}-amd64.qcow2.xz"
+  # FreeBSD 15+ publishes separate -ufs/-zfs images instead of a generic one
-  if curl -fsI "$candidate" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  for variant in "" "-ufs" "-zfs"; do
-    FREEBSD_VER="$ver"
+    candidate="https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/${ver}/amd64/Latest/FreeBSD-${ver}-amd64${variant}.qcow2.xz"
-    URL="$candidate"
+    if curl -fsI "$candidate" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    break
+      FREEBSD_VER="$ver"
-  fi
+      URL="$candidate"
+      break 2
+    fi
+  done
 done
 if [ -z "$URL" ]; then
-  msg_error "Could not find generic FreeBSD amd64 qcow2 image (non-UFS/ZFS)."
+  msg_error "Could not find a FreeBSD ${FREEBSD_MAJOR}.x amd64 qcow2 image."
   exit 115
 fi
 msg_ok "Download URL: ${CL}${BL}${URL}${CL}"
@@ -768,7 +772,7 @@ DESCRIPTION=$(
   cat <<EOF
 <div align='center'>
   <a href='https://community-scripts.org' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
-    <img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/michelroegl-brunner/ProxmoxVE/refs/heads/develop/misc/images/logo-81x112.png' alt='Logo' style='width:81px;height:112px;'/>
+    <img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/images/logo-81x112.png' alt='Logo' style='width:81px;height:112px;'/>
   </a>
 
   <h2 style='font-size: 24px; margin: 20px 0;'>OPNsense VM</h2>
@@ -814,10 +818,70 @@ if [ -n "$WAN_BRG" ]; then
   msg_ok "WAN interface added"
   sleep 5 # Brief pause after adding network interface
 fi
-send_line_to_vm "sh ./opnsense-bootstrap.sh.in -y -f -r 26.7"
+# FreeBSD 15+ VM images ship the base system as pkgbase packages; the bootstrap's
+# "delete all packages" step would remove the running base system (/bin/rm etc.)
+# and brick the VM. Deregister them from the pkg db first - the files stay in
+# place and OPNsense replaces base and kernel with its own sets afterwards.
+send_line_to_vm "echo \"PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON; DELETE FROM packages WHERE name LIKE 'FreeBSD-%';\" | pkg shell"
+sleep 5
+send_line_to_vm "sh ./opnsense-bootstrap.sh.in -y -f -r ${var_version}"
 msg_ok "OPNsense VM is being installed, do not close the terminal, or the installation will fail."
-#We need to wait for the OPNsense build proccess to finish, this takes a few minutes
+# The bootstrap ends with an automatic reboot into OPNsense. While it runs the
-sleep 1000
+# console keeps changing (download progress, package installs); once the VM has
+# settled at the login prompt the screen stays static. Poll a screendump hash
+# and continue after 3 minutes without change, bounded by a floor (the build
+# never finishes faster) and a ceiling for slow machines. If no screendump can
+# be captured at all, fall back to a fixed wait.
+SCREEN_PPM="${TEMP_DIR}/screen-${VMID}.ppm"
+
+function screen_hash() {
+  # Remove the previous dump first: a stale file from an earlier successful
+  # dump must not simulate a static screen when later dumps start failing.
+  # Note: "qm monitor" is unusable here - its readline attaches to /dev/tty
+  # even with piped stdin and captures the terminal, so use the API instead.
+  rm -f "$SCREEN_PPM"
+  timeout 10 pvesh create /nodes/$(hostname -s)/qemu/$VMID/monitor --command "screendump ${SCREEN_PPM}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  md5sum "$SCREEN_PPM" 2>/dev/null | cut -d' ' -f1 || true
+}
+
+build_elapsed=300
+build_stable=0
+screen_ok=0
+hash_a=""
+hash_b=""
+sleep 300
+while [ $build_stable -lt 6 ] && [ $build_elapsed -lt 2400 ]; do
+  sleep 30
+  build_elapsed=$((build_elapsed + 30))
+  new_hash=$(screen_hash)
+  if [ -n "$new_hash" ]; then
+    screen_ok=1
+    # The login prompt cursor may blink: a screen alternating between the same
+    # two frames (A/B/A/B) counts as stable, anything new resets the counter
+    if [ "$new_hash" = "$hash_a" ] || [ "$new_hash" = "$hash_b" ]; then
+      build_stable=$((build_stable + 1))
+    else
+      build_stable=0
+    fi
+  else
+    build_stable=0
+  fi
+  hash_b="$hash_a"
+  hash_a="$new_hash"
+  if [ -n "$new_hash" ]; then
+    echo -e "${DGN}Waiting for OPNsense build: ${YW}$((build_elapsed / 60))min elapsed, screen ${new_hash:0:8}, stable ${build_stable}/6${CL}"
+  else
+    echo -e "${DGN}Waiting for OPNsense build: ${YW}$((build_elapsed / 60))min elapsed, screendump failed${CL}"
+  fi
+  # No working screendump after several attempts: fixed wait instead
+  if [ $screen_ok -eq 0 ] && [ $build_elapsed -ge 480 ]; then
+    msg_error "Console screendump not available on this system - falling back to a fixed wait (12 minutes)."
+    sleep 720
+    build_elapsed=$((build_elapsed + 720))
+    break
+  fi
+done
+msg_ok "OPNsense build finished after $((build_elapsed / 60)) minutes"
 send_line_to_vm "root"
 send_line_to_vm "opnsense"
 send_line_to_vm "2"
@@ -855,8 +919,8 @@ if [ -n "$WAN_BRG" ] && [ "$WAN_IP_ADDR" != "" ]; then
   send_line_to_vm "2"
   send_line_to_vm "n"
   send_line_to_vm "${WAN_IP_ADDR}"
-  send_line_to_vm "${NETMASK}"
+  send_line_to_vm "${WAN_NETMASK}"
-  send_line_to_vm "${LAN_GW}"
+  send_line_to_vm "${WAN_GW}"
   send_line_to_vm "n"
   send_line_to_vm " "
   send_line_to_vm "n"