On 06/06/2008 12:18 AM, Frank Mehnert wrote: > Hi, > > today Sun released VirtualBox 1.6.2, a maintenance release. See > the ChangeLog > > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog > > for a list of changes since VirtualBox 1.6.0. > > The binaries and the manual can be downloaded here: > > http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads >
IMO this is a huge regression with regards to startup speed, cpu usage, video selection etc., compared to 1.5.6. I'll spend a few days comparing, but I have 2 nearly identical systems (same CPU/MB, same video, memory - is less on the 1.5.6, same guest setup (Win2KPro)), etc. I just 'upgraded' one to 1.6.2. The systems are side-by-side so it's easy to compare. The 1.6.2 takes _at least_ a full minute longer to start than the 1.5.6, the screen options on the 1.5.6 for True Color 32 bit go from 640x480 to 1400x1050, the 1.6.2 starts at 640x480 and only goes to 1016x648 in 32 bit. In addition, 1.6.2 cranks up the cpu to over 90% during startup - fans turn on, system bogs down, etc., etc. Again, nearly identical hardware (1.5.6 system only has 768MB RAM vs 1GB on the 1.6.2 machine), identical software/OS, identical guest data, and the only program running outside of VB on both when tested was a terminal window running top. _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
