[DISCUSSION] VirtualBox - Update, SLP & SLIC

Discussion in 'Virtualization' started by cigolo_, Dec 30, 2008.

  1. FreeStyler

    FreeStyler MDL Guru

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    If you can't do all little effort yourself and read trough this topic you won't get much help (at least from me)
    All you like to know is listed in this topic.
     
  2. diNovoM

    diNovoM MDL Novice

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    Well, took me till now (with pauses inbetween) to read through all (not missing anything) as engl. isnt my native language. At least i know: hp if i don't set custom.
     
  3. FreeStyler

    FreeStyler MDL Guru

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    Lol, you must be kidding,right? Ever thought about reading the '!uselike.txt' included in the download folder for vbslic stuff?
     
  4. diNovoM

    diNovoM MDL Novice

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    Ah well, that doesnt say anything about hp. Also i didnt want to miss any changes as well as some add. info.
     
  5. user_hidden

    user_hidden MDL Expert

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  6. diNovoM

    diNovoM MDL Novice

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    Yeah, the direct SLIC 2.X seems to work while the SLP XP-Mode Patch doesn't anymore.
     
  7. atreyu

    atreyu MDL Junior Member

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    Yes, user_hidden, the SLICTable ExtraDataItem is working as expected; it is very easy to implement, no need to patch anymore.

    It seems that my collaboration in this area have come to an end.

    It have been a pleasure :cool:, see you around.

    atreyu
     
  8. user_hidden

    user_hidden MDL Expert

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    Wonder if the extradata edits work on the MAC version?





     
  9. nexus76

    nexus76 MDL Addicted

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    Wham, works!

    100% awesome, finally the ExtraData works on Mac, thanks a lot!!! Great work.
     
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  10. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    It is NOT a hack, it is working as intended!!!

    sebus
     
  11. user_hidden

    user_hidden MDL Expert

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    thanks for the report that it works....however it is not a "hack" but an actual new feature in VirtualBox :biggrin:




     
  12. CocoNuts

    CocoNuts MDL Novice

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    version 4.1.20-80170 released today

    h**p://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.1.20/VirtualBox-4.1.20-80170-Win.exe (replace h**p => http)

    Changelog
    VMM: fixed a crash under rare circumstances for VMs running without hardware virtualization
    VMM: fixed a code analysis bug for certain displacement instructions for VMs running without hardware virtualization
    VMM: fixed an interpretion bug for TPR read instructions under rare conditions (AMD-V only)
    Snapshots: fixed a crash when restoring an old snapshot when powering off a VM (bugs #9604, #10491)
    VBoxSVC: be more tolerant against environment variables with strange encodings (bug #8780)
    VGA: fixed wrong access check which might cause a crash under certain conditions
    NAT: final fix for crashes under rare conditions (bug #10513)
    Virtio-net: fixed the problem with receiving of GSO packets in Windows XP guests causing packet loss in host-to-VM transfers
    HPET: several fixes (bugs #10170, #10306)
    Clipboard: disable the clipboard by default for new VMs
    BIOS: the PCI BIOS was not properly detected with the chipset type set to ICH9 (bugs #9301, #10327)
    Mac OS X hosts: adaptions to Mountain Lion
    Linux Installer: fixes for Gentoo Linux (bug #10642)
    Linux guests: fixed mouse integration on Fedora 17 guests (bug #2306)
    Linux Additions: compile fixes for RHEL/CentOS 6.3 (bug #10756)
    Linux Additions: compile fixes for Linux 3.5-rc1 and Linux 3.6-rc1 (bug #10709)
    Solaris host: fixed a guru meditation while allocating large pages (bug #10600)
    Solaris host: fixed possible kernel panics while freeing memory
    Solaris Installer: fixed missing icon for menu and desktop shortcuts
     
  13. Sope

    Sope MDL Novice

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    Hi, I've been following this thread for a while now and have managed to apply a couple of the ready made patches that have previously been posted. However, I'm lost with this current development using the new ExtraDataItem feature. :confused:
    I'd be grateful if someone could point me in the right direction so I can learn how to implement it on my system (Win7 host).
    Thanks :)
     
  14. user_hidden

    user_hidden MDL Expert

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    you do realize you can still use the VBA patcher from atreyu on the current release.

    i haven't played with the extradataitem but i presume you add it to the
    particular VM's xml file which has an extension of " .vbox "




     
  15. tommy_vercetti

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    #356 tommy_vercetti, Aug 22, 2012
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    Code:
    <ExtraDataItem name="VBoxInternal/Devices/acpi/0/Config/SLICTable" value="/full/path/to/slic_table.bin"/>
    Sorry, but from where do we get the slic_table.bin file, is it the one used for BIOS modding?
     
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  16. FreeStyler

    FreeStyler MDL Guru

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    #357 FreeStyler, Aug 22, 2012
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    Exactly, a simple try or a little bit of reading would have given you that answer

     
  17. tommy_vercetti

    tommy_vercetti MDL Member

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    Awe some!
     
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  18. ericgl

    ericgl MDL Senior Member

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    From what I understand, the new version of VirtualBox (4.2) doesn't necessitate atreyu's patch any more.
    Only a simple edit to the .VBOX file of the VM is necessary.

    Sorry for asking a noob question (again), but where exactly can I get a slic_table.bin file from?
    Do I download one from MDL here, or do I somehow need to create one myself with a SLIC dump application?

    Please try to be informative with your answer, and give a simple step-by-step.
    Thanks.
     
  19. Tito

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