12Change log

•IDE: large reads from CD could exceed the I/O buffer size

•Audio: load ALSA dynamically on Linux (i.e. do not fail when ALSA is not present)

•VRDP: support additional RDP clients (SunRay, WinConnect, Mac OS X)

•VRDP: fixed issues when client color depth is higher than server color depth

•VRDP: make PAM authentication service name configurable

•VRDP: increased stack size to deal with stack consuming PAM library calls

•Additions: various fixes and enhancements to clipboard handling

•Windows Additions: fixed issues with Additions on NT 4 guests

•Windows Additions: added support for 8-bit video modes

•Windows Additions: allow specifying custom resolutions for secondary screens

•Windows Additions: several fixes and improvements for DirectDraw

•Windows Additions: improved the mouse filter driver compatibility with other mouse drivers

•Linux Additions: several fixes and enhancements to Shared Folders

•Linux Additions: added support for X.org Server 1.4

•Shared Folders: fixed MS Powerpoint access issues (Linux host)

•API: fixed RPC_E_CHANGED_MODE startup error on Windows hosts

•API: fixed SMP race condition on Linux hosts

•API: fixed stability issues on Windows hosts in low memory conditions

12.20 Version 1.5.0 (2007-08-31)

As major new features, Version 1.5 adds:

•Seamless windows (see chapter 4.7, Seamless windows, page 70)

•Virtual serial ports (see chapter 3.7.8, Serial ports, page 53)

•Support for 64-bit Windows hosts (see chapter 1.4, Supported host operating systems, page 16)

•Intel PXE 2.1 network boot

•Guest Additions for IBM OS/2 Warp

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