Parallels Desktop for Mac internal build 1966 is ready for download
10-27-2006, 11:28 AM
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 Tim Surgent Parallels Team Join: Mar 2006 Posts: 441 |
Parallels Desktop for Mac internal build 1966 is ready for download Hi everyone - As part of our efforts to make Parallels Desktop for Mac even more stable and easier to use, we’re pre-releasing our next build for testing. This internal build publicly introduces several cool new enhancements and important bug fixes: * Shared Networking. This feature automatically gets your virtual machines online whenever your Mac has internet connection - be it via a hotel, airport or cafe Wi-Fi connection, at home using a dial-up, DSL or cable modem, or on the road with a GSM broadband card. This feature eliminates the complicated Bridged mode set up or using Host-Only networking with Internet Sharing when bridged mode is not possible. Additionally, this feature lets Parallels Desktop go online in the networks with PEAP security model in use. To enable Connection Sharing, start Parallels Desktop, load your VM configuration, click Network Adapter link and select "Connection Sharing" mode. * OS installation assistant. This feature helps you install Windows XP or Vista with a single click. Just enter your activation key and name, click finish, and...that’s it. The install assistant will do the rest - it will even install Parallels Tools for you. Please note, in Windows Vista you will still need to agree to new drivers installation. * Fix for "Eternal Poofs of Death" problem. * Fix for random guest OS freezes problem. * NumPad Enter key is Enter key again and is not AltGr anymore. * And many other minor fixes The build can be downloaded from here. As usual, we're extremely interested in your feedback about the new features and fixes introduced, so please let us know what you think. Best regards, Tim |
10-27-2006, 12:42 PM
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workuser Junior Member Join: May 2006 Posts: 8 |
Using new Shared Network The new configuration appears to work well for traditional connections, but does not allow VPN access from the guest machine through the NAT to the outside. This worked in Bridged mode. Using Cisco VPN in Guest OS. Guset OS is XP Macbook Pro |
10-27-2006, 12:47 PM
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palter Senior Member Join: Apr 2006 Posts: 245 |
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I was about to explain how to do this using a third party tool (IPNetRouterX). Guess I'll skip that for now. Let me ask a question about this feature: Can I configure the guests with static IP addresses? (I'm presuming, by default, they're getting IP addresses from your builtin DHCP server.) OK, two: If I use static IPs, what should I do about the DNS servers? (With IPNetRouterX, I can setup the Mac to act as a caching DNS server for the VM's.) |
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10-27-2006, 01:42 PM
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 Andrew @ Parallels Parallels Team Join: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,477 |
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10-27-2006, 01:59 PM
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rickross Junior Member Join: Oct 2006 Posts: 26 |
Build 1966 crashes differently, more sudden and clear The good news was that after installing build 1966 I could once again start Parallels VMs on my 4Gb Mac Pro. The bad new is that after about an hour or so of running Windows XP (and at a moment when I wasn't doing anything at all) I got a hard crash on Mac OS X telling me I had to do a power-down restart. This was different from the lockups I have eventually experienced every other time I have run Parallels for any significant amount of time (greater than 15 minutes or so.) Previously the mouse would keep moving, but no windows in XP or Mac OSX would respond, and I could open SSH terminals to the machine from others on my network. This time it was sudden and clear - everything was halted. There must be logs I can paste in for someone to analyze, but I don't know which ones. If you can advise me what you'd like to see I will be happy to send it along. Thanks, Rick __________________ Rick Ross dzone.com - fresh links for developers |
10-27-2006, 02:20 PM
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Andrew @ Parallels Parallels Team Join: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,477 |
rickross, Our support team will contact you to get details and investigate your problem. __________________ Best Regards, Andrew @ Parallels |
10-27-2006, 03:24 PM
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Robster Senior Member Join: Jun 2006 Posts: 209 |
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I cannot work this out. What do you mean click on Network Adapter Link?????? What link? where? Robin |
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10-27-2006, 03:42 PM
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scottmcdaniel Junior Member Join: Jun 2006 Posts: 12 |
I am *thrilled* to report that my 'epod' has ceased also, yay! Good work guys! |
10-28-2006, 12:32 AM
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whytyger Member Join: Oct 2006 Posts: 57 |
Virtualization mode After upgrading, I could not seem to get Virtualization Mode to turn on with the usual "put to sleep and wake up" technique. However, after installing the the updated version of Parallels Tools, it turned on. I presume this is the correct behavior but it gave me a bad turn. |
10-28-2006, 04:06 AM
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mkummer Member Join: Jul 2006 Posts: 52 |
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10-28-2006, 10:21 AM
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ithacalaw Junior Member Join: Oct 2006 Posts: 17 |
1966 has fixed sound VM to Mac problem I couldn't get a squeak out of my Mac with previous build. With 1966 it works beautifully. I still can't copy and paste from VM XPPro to particular applications on Mac Pro (ComChart/Word). Yet this has always worked for TextEdit and Mail. Why is this and why can't it be fixed? I would think it would be top priority - why do we purchase Parallels anyway if we can share text easily from one to the other. Also, Philips SpeechMike Pro still doesn't work as a microphone in VM XPro. However the trackball works in VM and the speaker can play from applications on VM! Why selective non functioning of microphone on VM when all else functions and the Philips driver is loaded. What micrphones do work. DNS9 is why I bought Parallels - so using a microphone and copying and pasting text are going to be the reason I continue or quit using this program. Adam:confused: |
10-28-2006, 01:59 PM
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scottdelap Junior Member Join: Apr 2006 Posts: 11 |
Re: New Network Options Not Enabled I see the new shared network option but both it and the host only mode option are disabled. I can only selected bridged on an existing VM. Suggestions? |
10-28-2006, 02:39 PM
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 serv Parallels Team Join: Apr 2006 Posts: 175 |
to Michael Whatever networking mode you set your VM to it still gets an IP address assigned (except for problem cases). This means that you're always able to access your VM from the Mac. In "Shared Networking" mode your VM IP is most probably 10.211.55.3, but check your guest ipconfig (Windows) or ifconfig (Linux) output to be sure. to scottdelap Try rebooting your Mac. Sometimes OSX is unable to reload network drivers cleanly. |
10-28-2006, 03:37 PM
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mcg Senior Member Join: Apr 2006 Posts: 168 |
Wow, Shared Networking seems great. I can disconnect from the wired LAN, and when the Mac automatically switches to wireless, so does Parallels. And of course I can go in reverse, too. The Mac and the VM can communicate the same as before. So is there any reason whatsoever to use Host-Only Networking, unless you want to <i>prevent</i> the VM from having access to the Internet? In other words, is Shared Networking basically the equivalent of Host-Only plus a smarter Internet Connection Sharing system? Furthermore, now I have two Parallels adapters: Parallels Host-Guest Network (en2) and Parallels NAT (en3). Is that the way it's supposed to look? Should I delete the first one? Thanks guys, this is a great improvement for me. __________________ 15.4" MBP 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB, OSX 10.4.9, WinXP/Debain guests |
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