VirtualBox v1.5.6 - 开源虚拟机软件

 开源虚拟机软件 VirtualBox 已更新到了 1.5.6 版。其中，一些有意思的更改内容包括：修正了无缝模式和全屏模式的问题，改善了 Solaris 客户机的性能，支持只读共享文件夹，支持 E1000 设备模拟，与 Kernel 2.6.24 的兼容性更好，等等。 VirtualBox 1.5.6 的完整更改记录如下： * 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 circumstances * 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 * VBoxManage: fixed crash during clonevdi * VBoxManage: added ’list runningvms’ command * VBoxManage: improved the compatibility when reading the partition table of a raw disk * Shared Folders: added support for read-only shared folders * Shared Clipboard: several fixes * Network: experimental support for E1000 device emulation * iSCSI: better check for misconfigured targets * iSCSI: allow to directly attach to internal networks with integrated mini IP stack * PulseAudio: don’t hang during VM initialization if no sound server is available * VDI: fixed sized virtual disk images are now completely written during creation to workaround buggy sparse file handling on some OS (e.g. Vista) * VDI/VMDK: prevent indexing of .vdi and .vmdk files on Windows hosts * RDP: fixed compilation of the Linux rdesktop client on newer Linux kernels * RDP: install rdesktop-vrdp on Linux hosts * ACPI: added sleep button event * Serial: proper handling of inaccessible host devices * Windows installer: allow smooth upgrade without deinstallation * Linux installer: fixed Slackware detection regression * Linux installer: updated VBoxTunctl allowing to assign a tap device to a group on Linux kernels > 2.6.23 * Windows additions: several fixes, in particular for Windows NT4 * Linux additions: fixed installer for Kubuntu 8.04 * Linux additions: add default video mode for handling video mode hints from the host * Linux host: compatibility fixes with Linux > 2.6.24 http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads