OPNsense aarch64 firmware repository

[Maurice]

You have to extract the bzip2-compressed VM image first.
You don't have to resize it. During first boot, the root partition and its file system automatically grow to fill the SD card.
Don't copy the entire VM image to the SD card. It contains two partitions (esp and rootfs). Copy these to the SD card (in addition to the "uboot" partition).

[Nordom]

Don't copy the entire VM image to the SD card. It contains two partitions (esp and rootfs). Copy these to the SD card (in addition to the "uboot" partition).

I extracted the bzip VM image. How do I access the esp and rootfs? From the .qcow2 file what steps are needed so I can see the ESP and RootFS folders?

Edit: I just had thought that I can use the DD command burn the .raw to my / partition that I created .I am trying that now.

Edit2: the DD command did work, but  EDK2 is unable to locate the opnsense img. Using Virtual Machine Manager I was able to create a VM using freeBSD14.2 and aarch64 archecture from the raw I created. It is just unfortunate EDK2 cannot detect it. I suspect the format is not correct for EDK2 see it. However EDK2 does try to boot my created partition and it does say its trying to loading /EFI/BOOT/BOOTAA64.EFI, however it doesn't seem like it can see any other file or folder.

[Maurice]

OPNsense 25.1.2 aarch64 packages and sets released.

[Maurice]

OPNsense 25.1.3 aarch64 packages and sets released.

[wirehire]

which socs do you run your arm sense? i think to buy a arm device. can anyone recommed a device for me? i have 1g isp.

[Maurice]

I use cloud VMs based on Ampere Altra processors, can't recommend any specific device for bare metal installations.

[Maurice]

OPNsense 25.1.4 aarch64 packages and sets released. Includes hotfix 25.1.4_1.

[Maurice]

OPNsense 25.1.5 aarch64 packages and sets released. Includes hotfix 25.1.5_4.

[Update 2025-04-14]
Hotfix 25.1.5_5 released.

[eguun]

Hi Maurice,

Thanks for your work here!

Any plans to publish zfs versions for aarch64?

Thanks

[Maurice]

Hey eguun,

Please see my response to the same request by another user on GitGub:
https://github.com/maurice-w/opnsense-vm-images/issues/6#issuecomment-2630698012

Cheers
Maurice

[eguun]

Thanks Maurice for the quick response, clear.