VBox OS/2 Build 8 - virtualbox-svn-20080218-os2.zip
February 20, 2008 by Mark Dodel
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From: Mark Dodel
Paul Smedley has another unofficial build of the Open Source Edition of VirtualBox for OS/2 host. Note there is no official OS/2 host, but some Innotek employees and others have worked on a version for OS/2 based on the Open Source Edition of VirtualBox. I have not yet tried this version, but the previous versions did not have working sound or direct device support (you need to make an ISO of a CD to access it). And the Tap network driver hung my system on netbind. I think this was related to my also having the VPC/2 network driver installed or my use of the GenMac wifi driver. NAT networking as well as shared folders worked fine.
Get Vbox/2 here: http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=virtualbox
Download: http://download.smedley.info/virtualbox-svn-20080218-os2.zip
Whatsnew: Build 8 14. feb 2008 ---------------------------------------- - Fixed SMP issues. QT GUI should work more reliable now.
Known issues: - Vbox/2 can't access physical devices (cdrom floppy HD comport), only images - OS/2 MCP2 should be supported as guest OS, but is doesn't work when using this host version. - You can currently only run 1 Vbox/2 at a time. - Shared clipboard is not implemented yet. Networking: HIF/TAP networking is only working in SDL interface
Official website: http://www.virtualbox.org "innotek VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use."
Official unofficial builds of the OS/2 host can be found at ftp://ftp.dmik.org/pub/common/vbox/
User Manual: http://virtualbox.org/download/1.5.4/UserManual.pdf
There is now a support forum for the OS/2 host on the Innotek VirtualBox website: http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewforum.php?f=10
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