Changes between Version 191 and Version 192 of Changelog-5.1

Timestamp:

Nov 21, 2014 2:58:49 PM (9 years ago)

Author:

Frank Mehnert

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Changelog-5.1

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 This page lists all changes of the !VirtualBox 4.3 '''[wiki:Downloads releases]'''.[[BR]]
 All branches: [wiki:Changelog 4.3] · [wiki:Changelog-4.2 4.2] · [wiki:Changelog-4.1 4.1] · [wiki:Changelog-4.0 4.0] · [wiki:Changelog-3.2 3.2] · [wiki:Changelog-3.1 3.1] · [wiki:Changelog-3.0 3.0] · [wiki:Changelog-2.2 2.2] · [wiki:Changelog-2.1 2.1] · [wiki:Changelog-2.0 2.0] · [wiki:Changelog-1.6 1.6]
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+'''!VirtualBox 4.3.20''' (released 2014-11-21)[[BR]][[BR]]
+This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:
+ * VMM: fixed reboot hang of 32-bit Windows SMP guests (bug #13319, #13462)
+ * VMM: proper Math Fault handling with certain legacy guests (bug #9042, AMD hosts)
+ * VMM: fixed a Guru Meditation ''VINF_EM_TRIPLE_FAULT'' on older CPUs that don't support MSR-bitmaps (VT-x only; bugs #13034, #13125, #13311, #13425, #13426, #13463, #13585)
+ * GUI: fix 3D overlay window re-parenting issue when VM goes to full screen mode on X11 hosts.
+ * GUI: fix occasional loss of focus in full-screen mode on X11 host systems (4.3.16 regression)
+ * GUI: Mac OS X: wizards should have Cancel button (bug #12541)
+ * GUI: added a global option to prevent automatic raising of the new window by mouse move with multi-screen guests (bug #8878)
+ * API: accept remote display port 0 as the default RDP port (bug #8534)
+ * VBoxManage: fixed crash when executing ''showvminfo'' command under certain circumstances (bug #13190)
+ * ACPI: fixed occasional Guru Meditations in ACPI timer code (4.3.18 regression; bug #13521)
+ * EFI: improved performance of IDE disk access
+ * EFI: fixed a bug in the EFI video driver which prevented Windows to boot in UEFI mode (bug #12022)
+ * EFI: properly announce the amount of RAM for big VMs (bugs #11103 and #13211)
+ * Storage: fixed a crash under certain circumstances when a medium was ejected from a drive attached to the SATA controller without inserting a new medium before pausing or closing the VM (4.3.16 regression) 
+ * Storage: fixed an interrupt acknowledge issue causing hanging guests or slower I/O (4.3.18 regression)
+ * Storage: fixed broken resume after the VM was suspended due to a full disk if host I/O caching is used
+ * Storage: fixed a Guru Meditation under certain conditions when using the DevLsiLogic controller with VMs running in raw mode (4.3 regression; bugs #12254, #12655, #12709, #12774, #12886)
+ * Guest Control: fixed a bug which might lead to a crash during recursive copy
+ * SDK: Java COM bindings fixes
+ * iPXE: enable the HTTP download protocol (bug #13628)
+ * Runtime: do not use a fixed stack size creating temporary threads during initialization (bug #13038)
+ * Windows hosts: fixed more startup problems on certain Windows hosts due to conflicts with anti-virus software; better error reporting (4.3.14 regression; bug #13187)
+ * Windows hosts: fixed DirectSound host audio failure under certain conditions (bug #13418)
+ * Windows hosts: fixed additional cases of 4.3.14 regression whereby AltGr stopped working for some people (bug #13216)
+ * Windows Additions: preserve guest monitor layout when resizing Windows 7 or newer guests
+ * Linux Additions: Linux 3.18 compile fixes (bug #13515)
 
 '''!VirtualBox 4.3.18''' (released 2014-10-10)[[BR]][[BR]]
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  * Floppy: fixed read errors and guest memory corruption when running under control of QEMM
  * 3D: added experimental support for rendering on offline GPUs for Mac OS X host
- * 3D: fixed white window appearing on entering FullScreen mode on OSX host
+ * 3D: fixed white window appearing on entering the full screen mode on OSX host
  * 3D: fixed video recording support for 3D data regression (bug #13073)
  * 3D: fixes for MS Office 2013 support
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  * GUI: fixed mouse positioning with mouse integration disabled and multiple guest screens (Windows hosts only; bug #9059)
  * GUI: fixed crash in VM manager (bug #12878)
- * GUI: fixed crash under rare conditions on entering/exiting fullscreen/seamless mode
+ * GUI: fixed crash under rare conditions on entering/exiting full screen / seamless mode
  * Shared Clipboard: don't stop working after taking a snapshot (bug #12700)
  * AHCI: fixed a crash under rare circumstances
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  * GUI: experimental HID LEDs synchronization for Windows hosts, see the manual for more information
  * 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 fullscreen/seamless mode) keeps the minimized state (bug #12199)
+ * 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
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  * 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 fullscreen etc)
+ * 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)