
macOS host: VBoxHeadless no longer able to start VMs (6.1.4/6.0.18 regression bug #19706).(Previous 6.x updates included a fix for VM crashes with macOS hosts, most visible on macOS Catalina.).
macOS host: Fixed webcam passthrough and audio input on Mojave & newer by requesting authorization from the user (bug #19758). The 6.1.14 Update included these fixes for macOS Hosts: macOS host: Installer on Big Sur is now reminding user that system has to be rebooted to load the installed KEXTs. GUI: Fixed some Qt related crashes on macOS Big Sur. The 6.1.16 Update included these fixes for macOS Big Sur: macOS host: Multiple optimizations for BigSur.
The macOS info below is from the VirtualBox 6.1.18 update:
Audio: Fixed detection of duplex audio devices on macOS. macOS host: show message indicating the unsupported CPU on M1 based Macs and abort installation.Ī previous VirtualBox version 6.1.20 included this fix for macOS:. macOS host: fix multiple bugs specific to macOS Monterey in installer and startup of kernel extensions. VBoxHeadless: Fixed crash when running on macOS Monterey (bug #20636). GUI: Fixed crash on macOS Big Sur while browsing for an external image from First Run wizard. The previous VirtualBox version 6.1.30 included these fixes for macOS: MacOS host: Fix handling of non-ASCII characters in the guest control functionality (bug #20792). GUI: Improved GUI behavior on macOS Big Sur & later when kernel extensions are not loaded. See the Change Log for details on fixes & improvements, 2 macOS related. Latest Version/Update: VirtualBox 6.1.34, released March 22, 2022. (Free alternative to Parallels Desktop & VMware Fusion.)
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