Public bug reported: Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose
This is a bugfix release, which fixes a lot of bugs/regressions and should therefore get into Karmic. >From the upstream changelog (http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog): * VMM: fixed 64 bits guest on 32 bits host regression in 3.0.6 (VT-x only; bug #4947) * VMM: fixed a recompiler triple fault guru meditation (VT-x & AMD-V only; bug #5058) * VMM: fixed hang after guest state restore (AMD-V, 32 bits Windows guest and IO-APIC enabled only; bug #5059) * VMM: fixed paging issue with OS/2 guests * VMM: fixed guru meditation in rare cases (2.0 regression; software virtualization only) * VMM: fixed release assertion during state restore when using the Sound Blaster 16 emulation (bug #5042) * Security: fixed vulnerability that allowed to execute commands with root privileges * Linux hosts: fixed runtime assertion in semaphore implementation which was triggered under certain conditions (bug #616) * Linux hosts: change the default USB access mode on certain distributions (bugs #3394 and #4291) * Linux hosts: on hardened Gentoo, the VBoxSVC daemon crashed by opening the VM network settings (bug #3732) * Linux hosts, Solaris hosts: pass the XAUTHORITY variable along the DISPLAY variable when starting a VM from VBoxManage or from the VM selector (bug #5063) * Linux hosts: use sysfs to enumerate host drives if hal is not available * Solaris hosts: fixed a bug which would hang the host sporadically as interrupts were not re-enabled everytime * Solaris hosts: fixed a kernel panic with bridged and host-only networking (bug #4775) * Solaris hosts: fixed incorrectly persistent CD/DVD-ROMs when changing them (bug #5077) * X11-based hosts: support additional function keys on Sun keyboards (bug #4907) * Mac OS X hosts (Snow Leopard): fixed problem starting headless VMs without a graphical session (bug #5002) * Mac OS X hosts: fixed problem listing host-only adapter names with trailing garbage (attached VMs won't start) * Windows Additions: now work with Vista 64-bit Home editions (bug #3865) * Windows Additions: fixed screen corruption with ZoomText Magnifier * Windows Additions: fixed NPGetUniversalName failure (bug #4853) * Windows Additions: fixed Windows NT regression (bug #4946) * Windows Additions: fixed VBoxService not running if no Shared Folders are installed * Linux Additions: implemented ftrunctate (bug #4771) * VRDP: start VM even if configured VRDP port is in use * Networking: the PCnet network device stopped receiving under rare conditions (bug #4870) * VBoxManage: implemented controlvm vrdpport command * iSCSI: fixed issue with NetApp targets (#5072) * SCSI: add support for virtual disks larger than 2TB * USB: fixed potential crash when unplugging USB2 devices (bug #5089) * NAT: IPSEC did not properly work with Linux guests (bug #4801) ** Affects: virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu) Importance: Wishlist Assignee: Felix Geyer (debfx) Status: Triaged ** Changed in: virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Felix Geyer (debfx) -- Get VirtualBox 3.0.8 (maintenance/bugfix release) into Karmic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/444812 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs -- universe-bugs mailing list universe-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/universe-bugs
