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Sun Microsystems VIRTUALBOX VERSION 3.1.0_BETA2 User Manual

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12 Change log

• VMM: many fixes for VT-x/SVM hardware-supported virtualization

• ATA/IDE: better disk geometry compatibility with VMware images

• ATA/IDE: virtualize an AHCI controller

• Storage: better write optimization, prevent images from growing unnecessarily

• Network: support PXE booting with NAT

• Network: fixed the Am79C973 PCNet emulation for Nexenta guests

• NAT: improved builtin DHCP server (implemented DHCPNAK response)

• NAT: port forwarding stopped when restoring the VM from a saved state

• NAT: make subnet configurable

• XPCOM: moved to libxml2

• XPCOM: fixed VBoxSVC autostart race

• Audio: SoundBlaster 16 emulation

• USB: fixed problems with USB 2.0 devices

• Mac OS X: fixed seamless mode

• Mac OS X: better desktop integration, several look’n’feel fixes

• Mac OS X: switched to Quartz2D framebuffer

• Mac OS X: added support for shared folders

• Mac OS X: added support for clipboard integration

• Solaris: added host audio playback support (experimental)

• Solaris: made it possible to run VirtualBox from non-global zones

• Shared Folders: many bugfixes to improve stability

• Seamless windows: added support for Linux guests

• Linux installer: support DKMS for compiling the kernel module

• Linux host: compatibility fixes with Linux 2.6.25

• Windows host: support for USB devices has been significantly improved; many

additional USB devices now work

• Windows Additions: automatically install AMD PCNet drivers on Vista guests

• Linux Additions: several fixes, experimental support for RandR 1.2

• Linux Additions: compatibility fixes with Linux 2.6.25

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