Tuesday, August 11, 2009

VirtualBox 3.0.4 – Open Source Virtualizer Solution

VirtualBox 3.0.4 (Windows, Open Source, 67.9MB) [alt DL] is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.

Changes:

  • VMM: 64 bits guest stability fixes (AMD-V only)
  • VMM: SMP stability fixes (AMD-V only)
  • VMM: SMP performance improvement (esp. for Solaris guests)
  • VMM: eliminated several bugs which could lead to a host reboot
  • VMM: fixed OS/2 ACP2 boot floppy hang (VT-x only)
  • VMM: small performance improvement for OpenSolaris guests (AMD-V only)
  • VMM: fixed CentOS/Xen reboot (software virtualization only)
  • SATA: fixed hangs / BSOD during Windows XP installation
  • SATA: mark the ports as non hotpluggable
  • 3D support: fix deadlocks and context/window tracking for multithreaded applications
  • 3D support: fix memory leaks when terminating OpenGL guest applications
  • 3D support: fix crash in Call of Duty
  • And much more enhancements and fixes.

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