12Change log
•Linux host: make sure the tun kernel module is loaded before initializing static TAP interfaces
•Windows Additions: fixed hang during HGCM communication
•Windows Additions: fixed delay when shutting down the guest
•Linux Additions: added sendfile support to allow HTTP servers to send files on shared folders
•Linux Additions: make Additions work with Fedora 8 (SELinux policy added)
•Linux Additions: sometimes ARGB pointers were displayed incorrectly
•Linux Additions: several small script fixes
12.26 Version 1.5.2 (2007-10-18)
This version is a maintenance release and mainly addresses issues discovered in VirtualBox 1.5.0 and improves compatibility with new guest and host OS revisions
•Windows Installer: fixed installation on Windows 2000 hosts
•Windows Installer: proper warning when installing a
•Linux Installer: no longer require license acceptance during install, instead at first GUI startup (addresses issues with hanging installer on Debian based distri- butions)
•GUI: added user registration dialog
•GUI: fixed crashes on
•GUI: several fixes and improvements to seamless mode
•GUI: fixed DirectDraw mode with certain video cards (e.g. Intel i915)
•GUI: fixed incorrect guest resolution after leaving fullscreen mode
•GUI: improved keyboard handling on Linux host
•GUI: show fatal VM aborts (aka “Guru Meditation”)
•GUI: fixed crashes due to a display update race condition on some systems
•GUI: added ACPI shutdown option to the VM close dialog
•GUI: NLS improvements
•BIOS: fixed floppy boot menu
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