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+++ /trunk/doc/manual/user_ChangeLogImpl.xml (revision 50742)
@@ -52,4 +52,743 @@
+
+
+
+ Version 4.3.8 (2014-02-25)
+
+ This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or
+ added:
+
+
+
+
+ VMM: more work on improving the emulation of certain MSR registers
+ (e.g. bugs #12224, #12544)
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed a VERR_INVALID_RPL Guru Meditation
+ when booting certain guests (bug #11350)
+
+
+
+ VMM: experimental support for SSE 4.1 / SSE 4.2 passthrough, see
+ how to
+ enable it (bug #8651)
+
+
+
+ VMM: fix for recent Linux kernels with software virtualization
+
+
+
+ GUI: experimental HID LEDs synchronization for Windows hosts, see
+
+
+
+
+ GUI: warn the user if the Oracle Extension Pack is not installed and
+ the user tries to activate the remote display feature (bug #9104)
+
+
+
+ GUI: make sure that a minimized guest (using mini toolbar in
+ full screen / seamless mode) keeps the minimized state (bug #12199)
+
+
+
+ GUI: popup banner's "do not show this message again" check-box
+ replaced with corresponding button
+
+
+
+ GUI: network adapter cables can now be connected/disconnected directly through
+ the running virtual machine Devices / Network menu a Network status-bar
+ indicator
+
+
+
+ GUI: the new VM wizard now proposes 64-bit guests on 64-bit hosts
+ by default; better distinction between 32-bit OS types 64-bit OS types
+ (bug #12533)
+
+
+
+ GUI: better error message if appliance import fails
+ (bug #12657)
+
+
+
+ GUI: allow to set host-combination to 'None' using the Global settings
+ / Input page (bug #12730)
+
+
+
+ GUI: don't switch the guest to a black screen during online snapshot
+ merge (4.3 regression)
+
+
+
+ VBoxManage: when exporting an appliance, support the suppression
+ of MAC addresses, which means they will be always recreated on
+ import, avoiding duplicate MAC addresses for VMs which are imported
+ several times
+
+
+
+ AHCI: fixed a VM hang during suspend under certain circumstances
+
+
+
+ AHCI: fixed a VM hang during online snapshot merge under certain
+ circumstances
+
+
+
+ AHCI: fixed a bug which resulted in Windows XP guest hangs if a
+ SATA CDROM is attached (bug #12417)
+
+
+
+ AHCI: fixed a Guru Meditation under certain conditions
+
+
+
+ AHCI: ejecting a CD/DVD medium failed under certain conditions
+
+
+
+ AHCI: disk hotplugging fixes
+
+
+
+ NAT: transparent handling of host sleep/resume and network configuration
+ changes if the dnsproxy is enabled or if the hostresolver is used
+ (bug #12441)
+
+
+
+ NAT: fixed crash and misbehaviour under some circumstances with
+ ICMP packets having TTL=1
+
+
+
+ NAT Network: fixed IPv6 reassembly
+
+
+
+ NAT Network: ping proxy implemented
+
+
+
+ OVF: fixed reading of the OVF 0.9 section element
+ (4.3 regression; bug #12345)
+
+
+
+ OVF: several fixes
+
+
+
+ 3D support: several fixes, multiscreen fixes (e.g. bug #9124)
+
+
+
+ 3D support: include 3D content in captured videos (bug #12666)
+
+
+
+ 3D support: include 3D content in captured screenshot (bug #11758)
+
+
+
+ VGA: proper handling of legacy graphics modes if the Guest
+ Additions are active (bug #6649)
+
+
+
+ USB: fixed crash during isochronous transfer under rare
+ circumstances
+
+
+
+ BIOS: better disk geometry handling of SCSI drives
+
+
+
+ API: fix crashes in Java API clients using the XPCOM binding,
+ happened with output parameters only (bug #11232)
+
+
+
+ VBoxSVC: documented the handling of host power management events
+ (see ) and
+ added an extradata item for configuring the handling of the battery-low
+ event (bug #9925)
+
+
+
+ VBoxSVC: fixed a bug which could trigger a crash if a VM snapshot
+ was restored the second time and the VM has associated bandwidth groups
+ (bug #12569)
+
+
+
+ VBoxSVC: properly detect ifconfig if located in /bin
+ (bug #12713)
+
+
+
+ Shared Folders: fixed a failure to restore transient shared folders
+ when starting a VM from a saved state (bug #12578)
+
+
+
+ Mac OS X hosts: fixed issue when the application icon was frozen in
+ the dock if the bridging interface was not connected to a network
+ (bug #12241)
+
+
+
+ Linux hosts: also consider the physical package ID when determining
+ the number of physical CPU cores
+
+
+
+ Linux hosts / guests: don't warn in kernel log if memory allocation
+ fails (bug #11171)
+
+
+
+ Solaris hosts: fixed the autostart SMF script (bug #11720)
+
+
+
+ Windows hosts: fixes for non-ANSI code page user names and similar
+ environment contents (bug #12596)
+
+
+
+ Windows hosts / guests: fixed setting and using a guest user's process
+ environment variables (relevant for Guest Control)
+
+
+
+ Windows Additions: fixed handle leaks in VBoxTray (bug #12563)
+
+
+
+ Windows Additions: fixed a crash while detecting active guest users
+
+
+
+ Windows Additions: fixed restoring backed up D3D files on
+ XPDM -> WDDM upgrade
+
+
+
+ Guest Control: fixed setting and using a guest user's process
+ environment variables
+
+
+
+ Linux Additions: support Enterprise Linux 6.5 kernels
+ (bug #12505)
+
+
+
+ Linux Additions: fixed CPU hot-remove on newer Linux kernels
+
+
+
+ Linux / Solaris Additions: don't automount a shared folder which is already
+ mounted
+
+
+
+ X11 Additions: support X.Org Server 1.15 (bug #12623)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Version 4.3.6 (2013-12-18)
+
+ This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or
+ added:
+
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed a Guru Meditation VINF_EM_TRIPLE_FAULT
+ caused by VMCB caching with nested paging on certain AMD CPUs (bug #12451)
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed a Guru Meditation VERR_VMX_UNEXPECTED_INTERRUPTION_EXIT_TYPE
+ while intercepting debug exceptions (VT-x only; bug #12410)
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed a Guru Meditation VERR_SVM_UNEXPECTED_EXIT
+ while intercepting debug register accesses (AMD-V only; bug #12481)
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed a VERR_SSM_STRUCTURE_MAGIC error when trying
+ to load a saved state made with VBox 4.3.4 when VT-x/AMD-V is disabled. Unfortunately,
+ VBox 4.3.4 produced broken saved states for this configuration so you have to discard
+ these states (bug #12414)
+
+
+
+ VMM: added a few more MSRs to the whitelist required by certain guests
+ (bug #12245)
+
+
+
+ GUI: fixed deleting of inaccessible VMs (4.3 regression, bug
+ #12205)
+
+
+
+ GUI: fixed warnings in VM settings / number of guest processors
+ (bug #12480)
+
+
+
+ Main: don't automatically enable 64-bit guests on 64-bit hosts if
+ VT-x/AMD-V is not available (bug #12424)
+
+
+
+ Main: always expose the DMI memory information to Windows 2012 guests
+ (bug #12017)
+
+
+
+ Main: fixed occasional crashes on guest display resolution change
+ (bug #7063)
+
+
+
+ Main: fixed reporting back temporary name when calling
+ IGuestSession::DirectoryCreateTemp() (bug #12498)
+
+
+
+ API: fix for a hang when launching a GUI VM through the API, which crashes
+ due to GUI unavailability
+
+
+
+ Storage: fix for BLKCACHE_IOERR runtime errors under
+ rare circumstances (bug #11030)
+
+
+
+ Network: allow to start more than 5 PCNet instances (bug #12426)
+
+
+
+ E1000: if the cable was disconnected before the guest initialized
+ the device, the link status was not properly set to 'down' after the
+ initialization completed despite the fact that there was no connection
+
+
+
+ 3D support: fixed offset of guest 3D image elements (Mac OS X Retina
+ hosts only; bug #11021)
+
+
+
+ Solaris hosts: fixed accessing the host driver from non-global zones
+ (4.3 regression, bug #12271)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Version 4.3.4 (2013-11-29)
+
+ This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or
+ added:
+
+
+
+
+ VMM: fix for a bug in the Local APIC emulation causing a BSOD when
+ booting certain guests (4.3.0 regression; bug #12240)
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed loading of saved states if VT-x/AMD-V was disabled
+ (4.3.2 regression; bug #12291)
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed single-stepping inside the guest for certain
+ instructions (VT-x only; bug #10947)
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed a performance issue involving APIC accesses after rebooting
+ a VM (4.3.0 regression; VT-x only; bug #12296)
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed TPR patching to be enabled for 32-bit guests even when
+ the chosen guest type is 64-bit (4.3.0 regression; AMD-V only)
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed occasional VINF_EM_TRIPLE_FAULT errors on
+ hosts without the unrestricted guest execution feature (bug #12198)
+
+
+
+ GUI: don't bother the user with the BPP warning if no
+ Guest Additions are installed
+
+
+
+ GUI: fixed machine-window paint artifacts on VM reboot / guest-screen
+ resize
+
+
+
+ GUI: make sure the assigned license and description are attached to
+ the exported appliance
+
+
+
+ GUI: fixed bugs in close VM action restrictions handling (bug #12333)
+
+
+
+ GUI: fixed incorrect wizards text colors for some unusual
+ look and feel styles (bug #11743)
+
+
+
+ GUI: should restore seamless mode as soon as possible after
+ VM reboot or shutdown
+
+
+
+ GUI: fixes for medium enumeration
+
+
+
+ GUI: the OS X hot corners were not accessible while a VirtualBox VM
+ is running (Mac OS X hosts only; bug #4139)
+
+
+
+ GUI: fixed an old bug which bared the host from cleanly shutdown / reboot
+ if the VM selector window is open (Mac OS X hosts only; bug #8254)
+
+
+
+ Host-only Networking: fixed creating of host-only network interfaces
+ (4.3.0 regression; bug #12182)
+
+
+
+ NAT: don't run into an infinite loop in case the host cannot
+ access any DNS server (4.3.0 regression; bug #12300)
+
+
+
+ NAT: don't re-connect the cable if the DNS information changes
+ and the cable was disconnected before (4.3.0 regression; bug #12225)
+
+
+
+ NAT: fixed several issues with automatically starting /
+ terminating of NAT networks on VM start / stop and configuration
+ changes
+
+
+
+ VBoxNetDHCP: don't block prevent VBoxSVC from terminating
+ (bug #12264)
+
+
+
+ 2D Video acceleration: fix crashes on presentation mode switches
+ (bug #9194)
+
+
+
+ BusLogic: allow to run VMs with more than one BusLogic SCSI
+ controller enabled
+
+
+
+ Keyboard: fixed a VM crash if a VM was resumed from a saved state
+ where at least one key was pressed (bug #11289)
+
+
+
+ VBoxSVC: fixed a heap corruption under certain conditions (4.3.0
+ regression)
+
+
+
+ VBoxSVC: fixed a race leading to a hang during initialization
+ (bug #12349)
+
+
+
+ OVF: fixed import logic for OVF appliances containing multiple
+ VMs
+
+
+
+ OVF: improved logic for finding an appropriate image format
+ during OVF import
+
+
+
+ API: block the removal of the current snapshot if it has child
+ snapshots (only relevant for VMs without snapshottable hard disks,
+ their presence always prevented removal), which resulted in VM
+ config corruption
+
+
+
+ API: mark VM configs with snapshots but without current snapshot
+ as inaccessible, as this combination is nonsense
+
+
+
+ API: fixed information for some automatically generated events
+ (only with XPCOM, Windows host was not affected), which caused
+ errors when getting some of the attributes over the webservice
+ (bug #12379)
+
+
+
+ SDK: extended the functionality coverage for the C bindings
+
+
+
+ Guest Control: various bugfixes and improved VBoxManage help
+ (bugs #8072, #11044, #12336, #12338, #12346, #12371)
+
+
+
+ Windows hosts: another attempt to fix the massive DPC latency
+ (bug #6242)
+
+
+
+ Windows host installer: make registering file extensions optional,
+ contributed by Tal Aloni (bug #8009)
+
+
+
+ Mac OS X hosts: properly sign the kernel extensions for Mavericks
+ hosts (bug #12256)
+
+
+
+ Mac OS X hosts: fixed a bug where the VirtualBox dock icon was
+ not properly removed from the dock after a VM terminated preventing
+ Mavericks hosts from shutting down (bug #12241)
+
+
+
+ Mac OS X hosts: fixed minor installer issue (bug #12275)
+
+
+
+ Linux hosts / guests: Linux 3.13 compile fixes (bug #12358)
+
+
+
+ Linux guests: build the vboxvideo kernel module correctly on
+ OL/RHEL 6.1 guests (bug #11996)
+
+
+
+ Linux guests: make 3D work on Slackware 14.1
+ (bug #12320 comments 3 and 4)
+
+
+
+ Guest Additions/3D: fixed an occasional dead-lock (bug #12319)
+
+
+
+ Windows Additions/3D: fixed possible memory leaking (bug #12228)
+
+
+
+ Windows Additions/XPDM: use separate tables containing valid video
+ modes for each virtual monitor
+
+
+
+ Windows Additions: fixed automatic logins for Vista and newer Windows
+ guests (bug #12332)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Version 4.3.2 (2013-11-01)
+
+ This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or
+ added:
+
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed restoring of the auxiliary TSC MSR in VT-x that caused host
+ BSODs on Windows 8.1 hosts and unpredictable behavior on other hosts
+ (bug #12237)
+
+
+
+ VMM: provide fake values for a couple of MSRs to make more guests happy on
+ certain hosts
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed detection of VT-x on certain machines where the BIOS would
+ not set the VMX LOCK feature bit, which affected the VM settings in the GUI
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed TPR threshold which caused BSODs on Windows XP guests
+ that use the I/O APIC (VT-x only; bug #12227)
+
+
+
+ VMM: fixed PATM saved state incompatibility for software virtualized
+ VMs (bug #12222)
+
+
+
+ VMM: don't fail if AMD-V isn't available if the VM is configured
+ to use software virtualization
+
+
+
+ GUI: fixed guest resize breakage on visual representation mode change
+ (when switching from normal to full screen etc)
+
+
+
+ GUI: make sure the guest screen is resized after restoring a VM from a
+ saved state if the host screen size changed
+
+
+
+ GUI: disabled SCROLL LED sync from HID LEDs synchronization
+ (Mac OS X hosts only)
+
+
+
+ Webcam passthrough improvements including GUI support (see
+ )
+
+
+
+ Guest Control: implemented more IGuestSession
+ methods
+
+
+
+ Guest Control: added support for deleting and renaming guest files + directories in
+ VBoxManage
+
+
+
+ Guest Control: various bugfixes
+
+
+
+ API: incorrect handling of hardware UUID default value, resulting
+ in an all zero DMI/SMBIOS UUID, which leads to Windows requesting
+ re-activation (4.3 regression; bug #12244)
+
+
+
+ 3D support: fixed crash on shutdown if 2D video acceleration is enabled
+ (Mac OS X hosts only)
+
+
+
+ 3D support: miscellaneous fixes
+
+
+
+ Storage: fixed detection of CD/DVD media when switching from an empty
+ to a host drive with passthrough enabled
+
+
+
+ Storage: fixed hang of the VM process when the disk is full under certain
+ circumstances
+
+
+
+ NAT: listen for changes of NAT Network setting at runtime
+
+
+
+ NAT: NAT Network DHCP server now saves leases to a persistent
+ storage
+
+
+
+ Main: monitor changes in host DNS configuration
+
+
+
+ Mac OS X host: reworked a mechanism of adding a VM desktop alias
+ from the VM selector
+
+
+
+ Mac OS X installer: remove old kernel extensions during upgrade
+ (bug #12258)
+
+
+
+ Linux Additions: correctly set umask before installing
+ (bug #12166)
+
+
+
+ X11 Additions/3D: fix freezes starting 3D desktop (bug #11503,
+ thank you Sam Spilsbury)
+
+
+
+ X11 Additions/3D: fix depth buffer support (bug #11905)
+
+
+
+ X11 Additions/3D: fix Age Of Empires 3 rendering (bug #11331)
+
+
+
+ Windows Additions/3D: fix Google Earth plugin rendering
+
+
+
+ Windows Additions/WDDM: autoresize fixes
+
+
+
@@ -354,4 +1093,258 @@
+ Version 4.2.22 (2014-01-10)
+
+ This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or
+ added:
+
+
+
+
+ GUI: Mac OS X host: introduced extradata option "GUI/HidLedsSync" aimed to enable
+ HID LEDs synchronization (feature disabled by default)
+
+
+
+ GUI: Mac OS X host: fixed issue on MacBook Air/Pro hosts when GUI
+ might freeze in attempt to synchronize HID LEDs
+
+
+
+ Main: always expose the DMI memory information to Windows 2012 guests
+ (bug #12017)
+
+
+
+ HGCM: fixed crashes under certain conditions
+
+
+
+ Storage: fix for BLKCACHE_IOERR runtime errors under
+ rare circumstances (bug #11030)
+
+
+
+ AHCI: fixed a bug which resulted in Windows XP guest hangs if a
+ SATA CDROM is attached (bug #12417)
+
+
+
+ AHCI: fixed a Guru Meditation under certain conditions
+
+
+
+ E1000: if the cable was disconnected before the guest initialized
+ the device, the link status was not properly set to 'down' after the
+ initialization completed despite the fact that there was no connection
+
+
+
+ 3D support: fixed offset of guest 3D image elements (Mac OS X Retina
+ hosts only; bug #11021)
+
+
+
+ 3D support: many fixes
+
+
+
+ Linux Additions: support Enterprise Linux 6.5 kernels
+ (bug #12505)
+
+
+
+ Linux Additions: fixed CPU hot-remove on newer Linux kernels
+
+
+
+ Windows Additions: fixed guest crashes in in Shared Folders
+ service under certain conditions
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ Version 4.2.20 (2013-11-28)
+
+ This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or
+ added:
+
+
+
+
+ GUI: always report recommended resolutions for all monitors
+ (not always done since 4.2.12)
+
+
+
+ GUI: make sure the assigned license and description are attached to
+ the exported appliance
+
+
+
+ GUI: the OS X hot corners were not accessible while a VirtualBox VM
+ is running (Mac OS X hosts only; bug #4139)
+
+
+
+ NAT: don't run into an infinite loop in case the host cannot
+ access any DNS server (4.3.0 regression; bug #12300)
+
+
+
+ NAT: don't re-connect the cable if the DNS information changes
+ and the cable was disconnected before (4.3.0 regression; bug #12225)
+
+
+
+ Main: properly save the passthrough flag for DVD
+ drives without an attached medium
+
+
+
+ Keyboard: fixed a VM crash if a VM was resumed from a saved state
+ where at least one key was pressed (bug #11289)
+
+
+
+ 2D Video acceleration: fix crashes on presentation mode switches
+ (bug #9194)
+
+
+
+ Storage: fixed errors with snapshots when using QCOW or QED disk images
+ (bug #12144)
+
+
+
+ Storage: fix for newer Linux kernels not detecting a hard disk as SSD
+ when using the IDE or SATA controller (bug #12025)
+
+
+
+ Storage: fixed detection of CD/DVD media when switching from an empty
+ to a host drive with passthrough enabled
+
+
+
+ Snapshots: fixed a bug which could result in lost medium attachments
+ (4.2.18 regression, bug #11750)
+
+
+
+ Shared Clipboard: fixed potential SEGFAULT when
+ working with UTF8 and UTF16 content (Mac OS X hosts only)
+
+
+
+ OVF: fixed import logic for OVF appliances containing multiple
+ VMs
+
+
+
+ Extpack Installer: make it work if the file is located in a folder with
+ special characters
+
+
+
+ SDK: extended the functionality coverage for the C bindings
+
+
+
+ API: block the removal of the current snapshot if it has child
+ snapshots (only relevant for VMs without snapshottable hard disks,
+ their presence always prevented removal), which resulted in VM
+ config corruption
+
+
+
+ API: mark VM configs with snapshots but without current snapshot
+ as inaccessible, as this combination is nonsense
+
+
+
+ API: fixed information for some automatically generated events
+ (only with XPCOM, Windows host was not affected), which caused
+ errors when getting some of the attributes over the webservice
+ (bug #12379)
+
+
+
+ Mac OS X hosts: support for Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)
+
+
+
+ Mac OS X hosts: properly sign the kernel extensions for
+ Mavericks hosts (bug #12256)
+
+
+
+ Mac OS X hosts: use a launchd script instead of the deprecated
+ StartupItem mechanism (bug #8940)
+
+
+
+ Mac OS X hosts: fixed a bug where the VirtualBox dock icon was
+ not properly removed from the dock after a VM terminated preventing
+ Mavericks hosts from shutting (bug #12241)
+
+
+
+ Linux Additions: Linux 3.13 compile fix (bug #12358)
+
+
+
+ Linux Additions: Linux 3.12 compile fix (bug #12083)
+
+
+
+ Linux Additions: Linux 3.11 fix for shared folders (bugs #11946, #12128)
+
+
+
+ Linux Additions: compile fix for SLES11 SP3
+
+
+
+ Linux Additions: correctly set umask before installing
+ (bug #12166)
+
+
+
+ Linux Additions: build the vboxvideo kernel module correctly on
+ OL/RHEL 6.1 guests (bug #11996)
+
+
+
+ Linux Additions: make 3D work on Slackware 14.1
+ (bug #12320 comments 3 and 4)
+
+
+
+ Windows Additions: fixed memory leak caused by
+ WTSQuerySessionInformation()
+ on Windows 2000 guests (bug #12072)
+
+
+
+ Windows Additions: multimonitor resize fixes
+
+
+
+ X11 Additions/3D: fix freezes starting 3D desktop (bug #11503,
+ thank you Sam Spilsbury)
+
+
+
+ Guest additions/3D: fix an occasional dead-lock (bug #12319)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Version 4.2.18 (2013-09-06)
@@ -747,5 +1740,5 @@
GUI: Multi-screen support: seamless mode: fixed a bug when empty seamless
- screens were represented by fullscreen windows
+ screens were represented by full screen windows
@@ -757,5 +1750,5 @@
GUI: Multi-screen support: machine window View menu should
- have correct content in seamless/fullscreen mode now (Mac OS X hosts)
+ have correct content in seamless / full screen mode now (Mac OS X hosts)
@@ -1399,5 +2392,5 @@
- GUI: make sure VM receives keyboard focus on entering fullscreen-mode
+ GUI: make sure VM receives keyboard focus on entering full screen mode
on Win host (bug #11051)
@@ -4770,5 +5763,5 @@
- VGA: serveral small fixes for legacy VGA graphics modes
+ VGA: several small fixes for legacy VGA graphics modes
@@ -8978,5 +9971,5 @@
- VMM: fixed guru meditation when booting Novell Netware 4.11 (VT-x only; bug #2898)
+ VMM: fixed guru meditation when booting Novell NetWare 4.11 (VT-x only; bug #2898)