VirtualBox 1.6.2
Publisher's Description:
VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.
Latest Changes:
- GUI: fixed a bug which prevented to add more than one SATA drive from the GUI
- GUI: fixed a regression introduced in 1.6.0: the fullscreen mode was left on every guest video mode switch
- GUI: fixed several minor issues
- Networking: fixed a host interface networking regression introduced in 1.6.0
- VMM: fixed starting of VMs with AMD-V enabled
- VMM: massive performance enhancements for AMD-V
- VMM: stability improvements for AMD-V on Windows hosts
- VMM: correctly detect AMD CPUs with erratum 170 (AMD-V)
- VMM: detect inconsistent timestamp counters on certain AMD Phenom CPUs (Windows host only)
- VMM: fixed KVM check (Linux hosts only) XPCOM: fixed several races
- VMM: ?xed a regression introduced in 1.6.0: Windows stuck during installation
- SATA: improved performance with Vista guests
- SATA: fixed statistics counter
- Shared Folders: several fixes (iTunes download, speed up browsing)
- ATA/IDE: fixed boot from CDROM if a medium was added while the boot menu was active
- Networking: provide an Intel PRO/1000 T Server (82543GC) network device emulation which is recognized by Windows XP guests
- Networking: fixes for the E1000 emulation (don't crash if not attached, fixed a bug in the statistics counter implementation)
- NAT: don't crash if the guest sent a DHCPRELEASE message with an invalid IP address
- NAT: fixed ARP reply for the NAT gateway and for the NAT name server if the guest IP range was changed
- Internal Networking: fixed shutdown if more than two VMs are connected to the same network
- BIOS: allow to change the DMI informatiton (see chapter 9.13, Con'guring the BIOS DMI information, page 125)
- RTC: fixed UIP emulation to prevent jumping of time in Solaris guests
- Windows host: VirtualBox installation directory corrected for 64 bits Windows
- Windows host: fixed VBoxVRDP.exe symlink
- Windows host: solved locking problems in raw partition VMDK support
- Windows host: fixed stability during high system load (page fault in KeQueryActiveProcessors)
- MacOS X host: fixed crashes under certain conditions
- Shared Folders: limited users without admin rights now also can use Shared Folders on Windows guests
- Linux hosts: fixed default runlevel for the kernel module helper script
- Solaris hosts: enabled support for VT-x and AMD-V
- Solaris hosts: dynamic loading of libdlpi fixes a problem where Solaris 10 was not able to start a VM
- Linux additions: fixed runlevels for kernel module helper scripts
- Linux additions: compatibility fixes with Linux 2.6.26
- Linux additions: fixed occasional guest kernel crash during unload of the vboxadd guest kernel module
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Latest User Reviews:
| Reviewer: | bouchonx | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Version: | 1.6.2 | |
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FAST AND EASY TO INSTALL
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| Reviewer: | marty | Jun 6, 2008 |
| Version: | 1.6.2 | |
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This software is great. If Sun continues their work to support 64 bit guest the hundreds of dollars I've spent on VMware is gone with the wind I guess. Besides the Windows version of the program I can run my Virtual Boxes from Debian accessing the Windows partition via ntfs-3g. Great work Sun. BTW the individual who said on another thread the nobody runs openSolaris on the desktop should try it sometime. It's the most beautiful desktop I've ever seen using Gnome.
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| Reviewer: | preinterpost | Jun 6, 2008 |
| Version: | 1.6.2 | |
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One of the best VMs but bad QA. Always seem slip in major bugs. Right now my laptop crashes when put to sleep when closing the lid with VB open - I do that often to move the machine and happens with no other soft...
It's also lame that it cannot be run as a service.
While it's up and running great. Starting and stopping lame... Hope this gets better soon with Sun in the driver seat.
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| Reviewer: | Wiser | May 21, 2008 |
| Version: | 1.6 | |
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Been using this program for quite a while now and I have to say I absolutely love it. The only real issue I've come across is when installing Ubuntu, I have to set the processor affinity for VirtualBox to use only one core (dual-core machine). Other than that, this is a top-notch piece of software.
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| Reviewer: | berserkchaos | May 3, 2008 |
| Version: | 1.6 | |
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better than virtual pc but it doesn't beat vmware workstation.
It's has some issues like the fact that all your VM config becomes useless if you switch the app language.
Honestly... the last time that I heard of something like this was in the earlier versions of Excel.
I'm keeping this one to replace all my VirtualPC VM's, OS testing and other minor tasks, but I'm holding to VMware for my serious projects.
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| Released: | June 6, 2008 |
| Publisher: | innotek GmbH |
| Homepage: | VirtualBox |
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| Downloads: | 16,584 |
| License: | Freeware |
| OS Support: | Mac, Unix, Windows 2003/Vista/XP |
| Rating: | 4.8/5 (127 votes)
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