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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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