VBox OS/2 Build 8 - virtualbox-svn-20080218-os2.zip

February 20, 2008 by Mark Dodel

++ From the VOICE OS/2-eCS News Service http://www.os2voice.org ++

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
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- 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