VirtualBox v1.5.6-Open source virtual machine software

  Open source virtual machine software VirtualBox has been updated to version 1.5.6. Some of the interesting changes include fixing the problem of seamless mode and Full-screen mode, improving the performance of Solaris clients, supporting read-only shared folders, supporting E1000 device emulation, and better compatibility with Kernel 2.6.24, and more. The full change record for VirtualBox 1.5.6 is as follows: * gui:fixed several error messages * gui:fixed Registration The 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 s Etting for network Device type * gui:keyboardfixes * gui:seamless mode and fullscreen modefixes * gui:fixed soaked EY KeyUp event under certain conditions * Gui:more informative message dialog buttons * GUI:VM Selector context Menu * V BOXSDL:ADDED-TERMACPI Switch * vboxsdl:fixed automatic adaption of the guest screen resolution to the size of the VM win Dow * Vmm:under Heavy guest activity, for example when Copyingfiles to/from a shared folder, the VM could crash with a Ssertion * vmm:added an option to select PIIX4 (improves compatibility with Windows guests created by VMware) * Vmm:fixed a B UG which could leads to memory corruption under rare circumstances * vmm:improved performance of Solaris guests * vrdp:fix Ed a 1.5.4 REGRESSION:VRDP client and server were Out-of-sync if the VM was started using the GUI * vrdp:proper error ha ndling if the VRDP library could not be loaded * vboxmanage:fixed crash during CLONEVDI * vboxmanage:added ' list RUNNINGV Ms ' Command * vboxmanage:improved the compatibility when reading the partition table of a raw disk * Shared Folders:adde D support for Read-only shared folders * Shared Clipboard:severalfixes * network:experimental support for E1000 device E Mulation * Iscsi:better Check for misconfigured targets * Iscsi:allow to directly attach to internal networks with Integr Ated Mini IP Stack * pulseaudio:don ' t hang during VM initialization if no sound server is available * vdi:fixed sized vir tual disk images are now Completely written during creation to workaround buggy Sparsefile handling on some OS (e.g. Vista) * Vdi/vmdk:prevent in Dexing of. VDI and. Vmdkfiles on Windows hosts * rdp:fixed compilation to 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 ho St Devices * Windows installer:allow smooth upgrade without deinstallation * Linux installer:fixed Slackware detection re Gression * Linux installer:updated vboxtunctl allowing to assign a tap device-a group on Linux kernels > 2.6.23 * W Indows Additions:severalfixes, in particular for Windows NT4 * Linux additions:fixed installer for Kubuntu 8.04 * Linux A Dditions:add default video mode, handling video mode hints from the host * Linux host:compatibilityfixes with Linux & Gt 2.6.24 http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads