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    VirtualBox 3.1.4

    Posted on Monday, February 15 2010 @ 11:46:04 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

    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.

    Changelog:
    • VMM: SMP stability fixes
    • VMM: fixed guru meditation in certain rare cases (bug #5968)
    • VMM: activate NXE for PAE enabled guests (VT-x and AMD-V on 32 bits hosts only; bug #3578)
    • VMM: added workaround for broken BIOSes that make VirtualBox think AMD-V is in use (for details see bug #5639)
    • VMM: fixed rare host reboot when restoring a saved state (bug #3945)
    • VMM: fixed incompatibility with 2.6.32 Linux kernels (software virtualization only; bug #6100)
    • VMM: turn on nested paging by default for new VMs (if available; VT-x and AMD-V only)
    • VMM: turn on VPID by default for new VMs (if available; VT-x only)
    • VMM: perform strict CPUID compatibility checks when teleporting; to get the old behavior set "VBoxInternal/CPUM/StrictCpuIdChecks" to 0
    • VMM: fixed VM crash with certain 16 bits Windows applications (software virtualization only; bug #5399)
    • Snapshots: fixed a 3.1 regression that broke deletion of snapshots when a machine had immutable or writethrough storage attached (bug #5727)
    • Saved state: fixed VERR_SSM_LOADED_TOO_MUCH error when loading DisplayScreenshot(bug #6162)
    • VBoxManage: add restorecurrent operation to snapshots command
    • VBoxManage: fixed broken snapshot lookup by name (bug #6070
    • GUI: fixed the broken "Reload" button that reloads the machine XML when a machine is inaccessible
    • GUI: fixed guest fullscreen mode after reboot (bug #5372)
    • GUI: handle Ctrl+Break properly on X11 hosts (bug #6122)
    • GUI: fixed status LEDs for storage devices
    • GUI: workaround for disabling the seamless mode on KDE hosts (KWin bug)
    • 3D support: fixed SELinux warning saying VBoxOGL.so requires text relocation (bug #5690)
    • 3D support: fixed Corrupted surface rendering (bug #5695)
    • 3D support: free textures on guest application termination (bug #5206)
    • 3D support: fixed ubigraph_server crashes (#4674)
    • 3D support: fixes for 64-bit Solaris guests
    • Seamless: disable seamless mode when guest changes screen resolution (bug #5655)
    • NAT: fixed high CPU load under certain circumstances (Windows hosts only; bug #5787)
    • NAT: fixed handling of the broadcast flag in DHCP requests
    • NAT: fixed rare crash due to an assertion in the ICMP code (bug #3217)
    • Virtio-net: don't crash when ports accessed beyond the valid range (bug #5923)
    • LsiLogic: fix for Windows 7 guests
    • ATA: fix for guru meditation when installing Solaris 8 guests (bug #5972)
    • VHD: fixed an incompatibility with Virtual PC (bug #5990)
    • VHD: update the footer backup after setting a new UUID (bug #5004)
    • Host DVD: really fixed loading "passthrough" setting from config file (bug #5681)
    • Shared folders: fixed resolving of symlink target on Linux (3.1.2 regression)
    • VRDP: fixed VERR_NET_ADDRESS_IN_USE error when restarting a VM (3.1 regression; bug #5902)
    • VRDP: fixed crash on Mac OS X when 3D is enabled (3.1 regression)
    • PulseAudio: fixed recording (bug #4302)
    • USB: fixed a shutdown blue screen (Windows hosts only; bug #5885)
    • BIOS: fixed attribute during text scroll (bug #3407)
    • OVF: fix strange error messages on disk import errors
    • OVF: do not require write access the the .ovf file during import (3.1 regression; bug #5762)
    • iSCSI: fix taking snapshots of a running VM (#5849)
    • Solaris hosts: several USB fixes (including support for Apple iPod; bug #5873)
    • Solaris installer: fixed USB module removal and Solaris 10 "id" binary incompatibility
    • Guest Additions: fixed wrong guest time adjustment if the guest clock is ahead (3.1 regression; non-Windows guests only)
    • Linux Additions: fixed shared folders for Linux 2.6.32 guests (bug #5891)
    • Linux Additions: make the mouse driver work on Debian 5.0.3 guests again (3.1.2 regression, bug #5832)
    • Windows Additions: fixed malfunctioning !VBoxService that broke time-sync (bug #5872)
    • Windows Additions: fixed uninstallation issues on 64-bit guests
    • Windows Additions: fixed some sysprep execution issues
    • X.Org Additions: never reject the saved video mode as invalid (bug #5731)
    • XFree86 Additions: accept video mode hints for the initial mode again

    Program Information

    Category:
    Tools and Utilities
    Type:
    Free


    Version:
    3.1.4
    Size:
    70.8MB
    Works on:
    Windows, Linux, Mac


    Product page: here

    Download: VirtualBox 3.1.4

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