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Applications / Apache OpenOffice port updates?
« Last post by St3gm4 on February 13, 2026, 06:14:02 pm »
Apache OpenOffice released a new version 4.1.16, for security and bug fixes. Will the AOO port continue to be supported for future updates as well?

https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/AOO+4.1.16+Release+Notes

I understand that the priority will be the browser port.. just want to ask if the AOO port will still be supported for future updates by Bitwise?

https://www.bitwiseworks.com/products/ports.php

Also, I realized that they removed the application from their store. What happened?

https://www.bitwiseworks.com/shop/index.php
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Virtualization / Re: Something on ArcaOS 5.0 in Virtualbox
« Last post by mauro on February 13, 2026, 04:47:45 pm »
Thank you Martin.
Can you tell -in case I'll try the GA 7.2.4 version-  if a proper uninstall job of the previuous installed (Valery's GA) must be applied ?  That is because I remember that it took a bit of manual installing work .
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Virtualization / Re: something on ArcaOS 5.0 in Virtualbox
« Last post by Martin Iturbide on February 13, 2026, 02:57:36 pm »
Hello Mauro

1) Windows dragging. On my VM I still have something similar to your video.

2) About the "dirty tracks". I remember I used to have that long time ago. I think it got resolved by using a newer GENGRADD from the VirtualBox Addons.

Just as a personal note, I stopped using "Valery's GA 5.0.51 r218" when the official VBox starting shipping the VBox OS/2 Addons with WPS support for shared folders. But at this moment I recommend only version 7.2.4 and not upgrading the addons to 7.2.6.

Just in case, ArcaOS 5.1.1 comes with VBOX Addons and does an specific install procedure that had saved me time and works fine. 

Regards
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Virtualization / Something on ArcaOS 5.0 in Virtualbox
« Last post by mauro on February 13, 2026, 01:12:12 pm »
Hi, sorry if non joining Martin's topic talking about some Guest Additions weirdness in the latest VB version, I think not completely fitting for as follows:

-have Virtualbox 7.1.4 on Windows 11
-2 guest VM consisting in OS2 Warp 4.52 and ArcaOS 5.0
-both with Valery's GA 5.0.51 r218 , found best working years ago compared with te official Virtualbox ones, never tried other GA from there.

Have two things which could be improved.

1- ArcaOS 5.0 windows dragging shows annoying moving wake (video attached)
2- both VM leave "dirty tracks" when pointer touches upper or lower menu bar (image attached)

Do you think it could be caused by Guest Additions, or maybe video driver?

Thank you
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Virtualization / Re: VBox Guest AddOns 7.2.6
« Last post by Martin Iturbide on February 13, 2026, 02:40:13 am »
Thanks David.

I had opened this ticket: https://github.com/VirtualBox/virtualbox/issues/551

If someone else has anything to add I will include it to the ticket. Fell free to include anything else.

Regards
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Virtualization / Re: VBox Guest AddOns 7.2.6
« Last post by David McKenna on February 13, 2026, 02:32:20 am »
Martin,

  I can confirm those 2 issues you mention happen here too. Gotta go back to 7.2.4.

Regards,
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Virtualization / Re: VBox Guest AddOns 7.2.6
« Last post by Remy on February 13, 2026, 01:57:11 am »
Using windows7, I had to back on virtualbox to the latest where all works:  7.0.22r165102 (taken from virtualbox archive - older build)
(I know, now win11 only is supported  ;D )
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Virtualization / Re: VBox Guest AddOns 7.2.6
« Last post by Martin Iturbide on February 13, 2026, 12:36:22 am »
Hello

I updated VirtualBox host (Windows) to version 7.2.6 and updated the extension pack. No issue here, ArcaOS 5.1.1 BIOS keeps booting fine.

But on the guest ArcaOS 5.1.1 I also updated the addons to version 7.2.6.

Now I'm experiencing some issues:
1) The SharedFolder drive is not auto mounting. If I run "vboxcontrol sharedfolder use d: OS2TEMP" (in my case) it will mount.

2)  The worst issue is that the bidirectional Clipboard sharing is no longer working. (The copy+paste between the guest and host)

Do you suggest something else I may be missing on the configuration?

If someone confirm the same issue here, I will open a ticket.

Regards
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Virtualization / VBox Guest AddOns 7.2.6
« Last post by Martin Iturbide on February 13, 2026, 12:33:15 am »
Hello

I updated VirtualBox host (Windows) to version 7.2.6 and updated the extension pack. No issue here, ArcaOS 5.1.1 BIOS keeps booting fine.

But on the guest ArcaOS 5.1.1 I also updated the addons to version 7.2.6.

Now I'm experiencing some issues:
1) The SharedFolder drive is not auto mounting. If I run "vboxcontrol sharedfolder use d: OS2TEMP" (in my case) it will mount.

2)  The worst issue is that the bidirectional Clipboard sharing is no longer working.

Do you suggest something else I may be missing on the configuration?

If someone confirm the same issue here, I will open a ticket.

Regards
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Games / Re: Dosbox and Dosbox-X
« Last post by Martin Iturbide on February 12, 2026, 10:15:19 pm »
Thanks for giving it a try. Maybe it is some limitation with the VirtualBox mouse. I will give it a try on real hardware and post back.

Regards
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