20 version 1.5.0 (2007-08-31), 20version 1.5.0 (2007-08-31) – Sun Microsystems VIRTUALBOX 3.0.0 User Manual

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12 Change 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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