2008/09/06

VirtualBox 2.0來了

  VirtualBox 2.0來了,但也來的太快了.上一個版本1.6.6才推出不到十天,馬上又出2.0.實在快的不合情理.

  下載點:http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Windows 平台只要下載 VirtualBox-2.0.0-36011-Win_x86.msi (32位元)後按該檔案兩下開啟後即可執行.如果已裝好舊版會自動更新.

  此版 Change Log 如下:

VirtualBox 2.0.0 (released 2008-09-04)

This version is a major update. The following major new features were added:
64 bits guest support (64 bits host only)
New native Leopard user interface on Mac OS X hosts
The GUI was converted from Qt3 to Qt4 with many visual improvements
New-version notifier
Guest property information interface
Host Interface Networking on Mac OS X hosts
New Host Interface Networking on Solaris hosts
Support for Nested Paging on modern AMD CPUs (major performance gain)
Framework for collecting performance and resource usage data (metrics)
Added SATA asynchronous IO (NCQ: Native Command Queuing) when accessing raw disks/partitions (major performance gain)
Clipboard integration for OS/2 Guests
Created separate SDK component featuring a new Python programming interface on Linux and Solaris hosts
Support for VHD disk images

In addition, the following items were fixed and/or added:
VMM: VT-x fixes
AHCI/SATA: improved performance
GUI: keyboard fixes
Linux installer: properly uninstall the package even if unregistering the DKMS module fails
Linux additions: the guest screen resolution is properly restored
Network: added support for jumbo frames (> 1536 bytes)
Shared Folders: fixed guest crash with Windows Media Player 11
Mac OS X: Ctrl+Left mouse click doesn’t simulate a right mouse click in the guest anymore. Use Hostkey+Left for a right mouse click emulation. (bug #1766)

  個人認為最大的賣點為 performance (效能)的改進.當然有一些是 bug 修正.對 AMD CPU及64位元 Host OS 使用者來說也是很有幫助.不用等待,載來用吧!

  自己在 Windows XP sp3(32位元)及 Ubuntu 8.04 (64位元) 兩個平台都有安裝VirtualBox.在 Ubuntu 8.04上開 Windows XP guest 真的是快得沒話說.這個版本對 AMD CPU 及 SATA 都有效能上的改進,相信對AMD CPU 用戶是個好消息.