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12 Change log

12.24 Version 1.5.6 (2008-02-19)

This version is a maintenance release. It adds an experimental Intel Gigabit Ethernet
device emulation and read-only shared folders.

• GUI: fixed several error messages

• GUI: fixed registration dialog crashes once and for all

• GUI: really ask before resetting the VM

• GUI: release mouse and keyboard before the host activates the screensaver

• GUI: fixed issue with license display on big screens

• GUI: added setting for network name for internal networks

• GUI: added setting for network device type

• GUI: keyboard fixes

• GUI: seamless mode and fullscreen mode fixes

• GUI: fixed soaked hostkey keyup event under certain conditions

• GUI: more informative message dialog buttons

• GUI: VM selector context menu

• VBoxSDL: added -termacpi switch

• VBoxSDL: fixed automatic adaption of the guest screen resolution to the size of

the VM window

• VMM: under heavy guest activity, for example when copying files to/from a

shared folder, the VM could crash with an assertion

• VMM: added an option to select PIIX4 (improves compatibility with Windows

guests created by VMware)

• VMM: fixed a bug which could lead to memory corruption under rare circum-

stances

• VMM: improved performance of Solaris guests

• VRDP: fixed a 1.5.4 regression: VRDP client and server were out-of-sync if the

VM was started using the GUI

• VRDP: proper error handling if the VRDP library could not be loaded

• VRDP: fixed compilation of the Linux rdesktop client on newer Linux kernels

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