Vboxwrapper release notes

The vboxwrapper is used to make Vbox apps.

Premade vboxwrapper executables (version 26212)

https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/releases/tag/vboxwrapper%2F26212

Release notes

version 26212 (11 February 2026)

• Remove hypervisor cpuid flag check for nested virtualization with vbox via https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/pull/6783 by @MaxEW707

version 26210 (24 March 2025)

• If sandboxed (vboxwrapper is running as unprivileged user) create projects/Virtualbox as the VBox 'profile directory' where log files go. See #6116

version 26208 (Nov. 2024)

Fixes

• fix bug that caused VB version detection to fail via #5556 by @davidpanderson
• handling of outdated vboxmanage command options via #5587 by @computezrmle
• Report TIMEOUT from vbm_popen via #5585 by @computezrmle
• Add race mitigation lock to vboxwrapper via #5571 by @computezrmle
• Fix possible endless loop via #5598 by @computezrmle
• Fix 'File name too long' on Darwin via #5608 by @computezrmle
• vboxwrapper: don't create projects/virtualbox via #5658 by @davidpanderson
• Set virtualbox vrde-property via #5823 by @computezrmle
• Revised heartbeat check via #5864 by @computezrmle
• Heartbeat checks deal with time leaps via #5866 by @computezrmle

Enhancements

• Replace deprecated VBoxManage command via #5542 by @computezrmle
• Avoid compiler warning in vboxwrapper.cpp via #5547 by @computezrmle
• Update is_extpack_installed via #5820 by @computezrmle
• Remove unused launch_vboxvm() via #5842 by @computezrmle

version 26207 (Dec. 2023)

• Add options for sharing slot and project directories.
• Add option for wrapping sporadic app

Downloads:

• Win/x64
• Linux/x64 (built with old libc; will work on old systems).

version 26206 (Nov. 2022)

• "list hdds" is replaced with "showhdinfo ..." to avoid race condition.
• minor security fixes

Downloads:

• Win/x64
• Linux/x64
• Mac OS

version 26204 (June 2022)

• Added support for multiattach mode (avoid copying VM image to each slot dir).
• Remove support for the COM interface to VBox on Windows. This broke with each VBox release, and was no more reliable than using the cmdline script supplied by VBox.
• Make sata/IntelAHCI the default virtual disk controller (recommended by Vbox); make controller type and model configurable.
• Makes VRAM size and virtual graphics adapter type configurable via vbox_job.xml
• Forward CMOS clock setting (localtime/UTC) from the host to VirtualBox guests