Improvements for creating VMs in some Intel systems (Desktop/Mobile)

install.sh

@@ -65,10 +65,34 @@ log_message "Installing git..."
 apt-get install -y git >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
 check_status "Failed to install git"
 
-# Clone repository
-log_message "Cloning OSX-PROXMOX repository..."
-git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/luchina-gabriel/OSX-PROXMOX.git /root/OSX-PROXMOX >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
-check_status "Failed to clone repository"
+# Download repository (latest version only, without full history)
+REPO_URL="https://github.com/luchina-gabriel/OSX-PROXMOX.git"
+REPO_DIR="/root/OSX-PROXMOX"
+
+# Shallow + partial + sparse checkout: fetches only the files the setup needs.
+# The OpenCore ISO is left out on purpose - the setup downloads it into the ISO
+# storage on its own, so checking it out here would just duplicate ~96 MB.
+clone_latest_only() {
+    git clone --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --sparse "$REPO_URL" "$REPO_DIR" &&
+    git -C "$REPO_DIR" sparse-checkout set tools
+}
+
+log_message "Downloading OSX-PROXMOX repository (latest version only)..."
+if ! clone_latest_only >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1; then
+    log_message "Partial clone unavailable. Falling back to shallow clone..."
+    rm -rf "$REPO_DIR"
+    git clone --depth 1 "$REPO_URL" "$REPO_DIR" >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+    check_status "Failed to clone repository"
+fi
+
+# Download submodules (GenSMBIOS) at their pinned revision only
+log_message "Downloading submodules..."
+if ! git -C "$REPO_DIR" submodule update --init --depth 1 >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1; then
+    log_message "Shallow submodule fetch failed. Retrying with full history..."
+    git -C "$REPO_DIR" submodule deinit -f --all >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || true
+    git -C "$REPO_DIR" submodule update --init --force >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+    check_status "Failed to download submodules"
+fi
 
 # Ensure directory exists and setup is executable
 if [ -f "/root/OSX-PROXMOX/setup" ]; then

setup

@@ -220,6 +220,16 @@ ensure_base64_xxd_dependency() {
   fi
 }
 
+# Function to ensure wget is installed
+ensure_wget_dependency() {
+  local logfile="${LOGDIR}/wget-dependency.log"
+  if ! command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    display_and_log "Installing wget..." "$logfile"
+    apt-get update >>"$logfile" 2>&1 || log_and_exit "Failed to update apt" "$logfile"
+    apt-get install -y wget >>"$logfile" 2>&1 || log_and_exit "Failed to install wget" "$logfile"
+  fi
+}
+
 # Function to set ISODIR based on selected ISO storage
 set_isodir() {
   local logfile="${LOGDIR}/iso-storage-detection.log"
@@ -325,10 +335,27 @@ detect_cpu_platform() {
   lscpu | grep -qi "Vendor ID.*AMD" && echo "AMD" || echo "INTEL"
 }
 
+# Function to detect the Intel microarchitecture (CPUID family/model)
+detect_intel_uarch() {
+  local family model
+  family=$(awk -F': ' '/^cpu family/ {print $2; exit}' /proc/cpuinfo)
+  model=$(awk -F': ' '/^model[[:space:]]*:/ {print $2; exit}' /proc/cpuinfo)
+  if [[ "$family" == "6" ]]; then
+    case "$model" in
+      60|69|70) echo "HASWELL" ;;         # Core i5/i7 4xxx Desktop/Mobile (Haswell DT, ULT, GT3e)
+      63) echo "HASWELL_HEDT" ;;          # Xeon E5 v3 / Core i7 HEDT (Haswell-E/EP)
+      79|86) echo "BROADWELL_HEDT" ;;     # Xeon E5 v4 / Core i7 HEDT (Broadwell-E/EP), Xeon D (Broadwell-DE)
+      *) echo "GENERIC" ;;
+    esac
+  else
+    echo "GENERIC"
+  fi
+}
+
 # Function to setup prerequisites
 setup_prerequisites() {
   local logfile="${LOGDIR}/prerequisites-setup.log"
-  cp "${SCRIPT_DIR}/EFI/"*.iso "$ISODIR" || log_and_exit "Failed to copy EFI files" "$logfile"
+  # The OpenCore ISO is already provisioned in ISODIR by update_opencore_iso at startup
   printf "alias osx-setup='%s/setup'\n" "$SCRIPT_DIR" >> /root/.bashrc
   printf "LANG=en_US.UTF-8\nLC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8\n" > /etc/environment
   printf "set mouse-=a\n" > ~/.vimrc
@@ -411,7 +438,20 @@ create_vm() {
       cpu_args="-cpu Penryn,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+kvm_pv_unhalt,+kvm_pv_eoi,+hypervisor,+invtsc,+ssse3,+sse4.2,+popcnt,+avx,+avx2,+aes,+fma,+bmi1,+bmi2,+xsave,+xsaveopt,check"
     fi
   else
-    cpu_args="-cpu Skylake-Client-v4,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+kvm_pv_unhalt,+kvm_pv_eoi,+hypervisor,+invtsc,+vmx,vmware-cpuid-freq=on"
+    case "$OSX_INTEL_UARCH" in
+      HASWELL)
+        cpu_args="-cpu Haswell-noTSX,stepping=3,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+kvm_pv_unhalt,+kvm_pv_eoi,+hypervisor,+invtsc,+vmx,vmware-cpuid-freq=on"
+        ;;
+      HASWELL_HEDT)
+        cpu_args="-cpu Haswell-noTSX,model=158,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+kvm_pv_unhalt,+kvm_pv_eoi,+hypervisor,+invtsc,+vmx,vmware-cpuid-freq=on"
+        ;;
+      BROADWELL_HEDT)
+        cpu_args="-cpu Broadwell-noTSX,model=158,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+kvm_pv_unhalt,+kvm_pv_eoi,+hypervisor,+invtsc,+vmx,vmware-cpuid-freq=on"
+        ;;
+      *)
+        cpu_args="-cpu Skylake-Client-v4,kvm=on,vendor=GenuineIntel,+kvm_pv_unhalt,+kvm_pv_eoi,+hypervisor,+invtsc,+vmx,vmware-cpuid-freq=on"
+        ;;
+    esac
   fi
 
   # Check QEMU version and append hotplug fix if 6.1 or newer
@@ -862,6 +902,7 @@ update_opencore_iso() {
   iso_path="${ISODIR}/${OPENCORE_ISO}"
   oc_json_path="${ISODIR}/.smbios.json"
 
+  ensure_wget_dependency
   rm -f "$iso_path" >>"$logfile" 2>&1
   if ! wget -q -O "$iso_path" "$iso_url" >>"$logfile" 2>&1; then
     log_and_exit "Failed to download OpenCore ISO" "$logfile"
@@ -1470,5 +1511,6 @@ if [ ! -f "${ISODIR}/${OPENCORE_ISO}" ]; then
   update_opencore_iso "0"
 fi
 OSX_PLATFORM=$(detect_cpu_platform)
+OSX_INTEL_UARCH=$(detect_intel_uarch)
 [[ ! -e /etc/pve/qemu-server/.osx-proxmox ]] && setup_prerequisites
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