VirtualBox 5.1.16 Released with Initial Linux Kernel 4.11 Support, Bug Fixes

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VirtualBox 5.1.16 released

 

Oracle released a few moments ago new point releases of the VirtualBox 5.1 and 5.0 stable branches of the popular and open-source virtualization software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

 

VirtualBox 5.1.16 is now the most advanced version of the application, and it comes approximately seven weeks after the VirtualBox 5.1.14 maintenance update. The most important change implemented for Linux users is initial support for the upcoming Linux 4.11 kernel, whose development just started a few days with the first Release Candidate.

 

"Oracle has released VirtualBox 5.1 Maintenance Release 16. This release includes improvements and regression fixes for Oracle VM VirtualBox 5.1," said Simon Coter, Product Management Director, Oracle VM & VirtualBox at Oracle in the release announcement.

 

Also for Linux users, VirtualBox 5.1.16 improves the installers to no longer rebuild kernel modules if not required. The Linux Additions were improved with the implementation of a vboxsf FS modules alias, as well as support for compiling the "shared folders" kernel module on GNU/Linux distributions running Linux kernel 4.10.

 

Additionally, it adds a new action for Linux hosts, implemented in the the .desktop file, to allow users to open the virtual machine manager window, and makes it possible to install the Linux kernel module override rule on Linux distros that don't use /etc/depmod.d.

 

For all platforms, the VirtualBox 5.1.16 release adds multiple improvements for the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), graphical user interface (GUI), OVF support, USB and networking support. See the full changelog attached below for more details.

Download VirtualBox 5.1.16 for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Microsoft Windows operating systems right now from our website and update as soon as possible.

 

VirtualBox 5.1.16 Changelog

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VMM: don't access the MSR_IA32_SMM_MONITOR_CTL MSR if dual-monitor treatment is not available (KVM workaround, bug #14965)
VMM: another fix for handling certain MSRs on ancient CPUs without VT-x support for MSR bitmaps
VMM: fixed VERR_SSM_LOAD_CPUID_MISMATCH errors when restoring a saved state with SMP guests on hosts without the CPUID/HTT bit set (bug #16428)
VMM: fixed a bug in call gate emulation
VMM: FWAIT instruction fix
VMM: fixed a sporadic guest hang under certain conditions
GUI: hide the mini-toolbar from the taskbar and the pager on certain X11 hosts
GUI: better error handling on the global settings / network / host-only / DHCP server settings
GUI: fixes for full-screen with multiple screens
Host-only Network: fixed host-only adapter creation issue preventing VirtualBox installation on Windows 10 hosts (bug #16379)
NAT network: fixed two potential crashes in the DHCP server
ICH9: fixed incorrect initialization of the primary bus for PCI bridges (5.1.14 regression)
Storage: LsiLogic fix for Windows 10
USB: fixed not being able to attach certain USB devices having invalid characters in the device strings (5.0.18 regression; bug #15956)
USB: several fixes for the USB/IP support (bug #16462)
VBoxSVC: fixed another crash during shutdown under rare circumstances
VBoxSVC: fixed a stack overflow on (Windows debug builds only; bug #16409)
OVF: when importing an appliance handle more than 10 network adapters if the OVA was created by VirtualBox (bug #16401)
OVF: fixes for exporting and importing appliances with many disks (bug #16402)
VBoxManage: fixed regression with modifyhd --resize (bug #16311)
rdesktop-vrdp: source code tarball fixes
Linux Installers: do not rebuild kernel modules unnecessarily (bug #16408)
Linux hosts: added an action for opening the VM manager window to the .desktop file
Linux hosts / guests: Linux 4.11 compile fixes (bug #16506)
Linux Additions: added vboxsf FS modules alias (bug #16404)
Linux Additions: fix for the shared folders kernel module to compile on Linux 4.10
Linux Additions: properly install the Linux kernel module override rule on distributions without /etc/depmod.d
Windows Additions: fixed a crash with recent Windows 10 builds if 3D is disabled (bug #15973)

 

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