12Change 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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