Have you ever come across the Unable to insert the virtual optical disk error? Users, who have a VirtualBox and are trying to create a virtual machine may be accustomed to this message. VirtualBox is open-source software for the x86 computing architecture used to deploy servers, desktops, and embedded operating systems as VMs or Virtual Machines. By definition, the Virtual Optical Disk file simply means that it is a .iso image containing a complete copy of the contents of a CD or DVD. The complete structure of the file along with the contents is stored in this file. The Virtualbox unable to insert virtual optical disk error message may pop up due to a few glitches in the settings. If the VirtualBox is not properly set up on your PC, you may see this error. The article aims to provide methods to clear this issue on various platforms.
How to Fix Virtualbox Unable to Insert Virtual Optical Disk
The method to install VirtualBox on a Linux PC is discussed in this section.
1. Açmaq Terminal from the menu, type the following command and press the Daxil edin key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Enter düyməsini vurun.
3. Tipi y ci Davam etmək istəyirsinizmi? bölməsinə keçin və basın Enter düyməsini vurun.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, və basın Daxil edin key to open the VirtualBox.
Method 1: On Ubuntu OS
The following steps describe the method to clear the issue on VirtualBox in the Ubuntu OS.
1. Açmaq Terminal on your PC, type the following command, and press the Enter düyməsini vurun.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Aşağıdakı əmri yazın və düyməsini basın Enter düyməsini vurun to run the file.
./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
3. If you see the output message below, the installation is successful.
Running kernel modules will be replaced when the system is restarted
Method 2: On Other Ubuntu OS Versions
The following steps can be followed to fix the Virtualbox unable to insert virtual optical disk error if the OS of the VirtualBox is either Ubuntu 20, Ubuntu 21, or Ubuntu 22.
1. Açmaq VirtualBox VM settings.
2. Sağ düyməni vurun Controller: IDE ci saxlama bölməsinə basın və vurun Remove disk from virtual drive seçin.
Qeyd: Əgər Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Qoşmanı silin seçin.
3. Basın Force Unmount düyməsini VirtualBox- Question pəncərə.
4. Açmaq Terminal on your PC from the home menu.
5. Type the following command and press Daxil edin key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Type the following command and press Enter düyməsini vurun to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
Qeyd: If the command doesn’t work, type the command as sudo mount –o loop /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom.
7. Aşağıdakı əmri yazın və düyməsini basın Daxil edin işə salmaq üçün açar Guest Additions installation software in the directory to fix the Unable to insert the virtual optical disk error.
cd /mnt/cdrom sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
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Method 3: On macOS/Linux OS
The following steps can be used to fix the Virtualbox unable to insert virtual optical disk error in VirtualBox with macOS or Linux OS. The steps mentioned are considering a macOS VirtualBox and the steps can be used on Linux OS VirtualBox.
Step I: Alter Settings in Virtual Machine
As a first step, alter the settings of the Virtual Machine by following the steps below.
1. Turn off the macOS Virtual Machine.
2. Sağ düyməni vurun macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the VirtualBox meneceri.
3. Basın Parametrlər yuxarı menyuda seçim.
4. Basın saxlama tab on the left pane of the window.
5. Sağ düyməni vurun Controller: IDE və basın Adds optical drive icon.
6. Basın Leave empty düyməsini VirtualBox- Question pəncərə.
7. Seçin VBoxGuestAdditions.iso seçimi Əlavə açılan menyu və üzərinə klikləyin OK düyməsini basın.
Step II: Run the VBox File
The next step is to run the VBox file on the Virtual Machine.
1. Turn on macOS Virtual Machine.
2. Double click on VBox_Gas to open the optical disk.
3. Then, double click on VBoxDarwinAdditions.pkg to run the file.
Step III: Enter Recovery Mode
The third step in this option is to enter into the recovery mode to tweak the changes to fix the Virtualbox unable to insert virtual optical disk error on your PC.
1. açın Terminal in macOS from the menu, type the csrutil statusu command, and press the Enter düyməsini vurun to check the status of the SIP.
2. Basın F12 açarı to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. Seçin Boot Manager option using the arrow keys.
4. Seçin EFI Internal Shell seçimini basın və basın Esc açmaq üçün açar ESI Internal Shell console.
5. Çalış FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Aşağıdakıları yazın komanda və mətbuat Enter düyməsini vurun to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Komandanı yazın dir və basın Daxil edin key to view if the kernelcore fayl mövcuddur.
8. açın Terminal window, type the command, and press the Daxil edin key to restart the macOS virtual machine in recovery mode.
sudo nvram recovery-boot-mode=unused && sudo shutdown –r now
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Step IV: Disable macOS SIP
The SIP software or System Integrity Protection in the macOS would not allow you to perform any unauthorized codes on the PC. To fix the Virtualbox unable to insert virtual optical disk error, you have to disable the software to fix the issue.
1. Açmaq MacOS Utilities pəncərə və üzərinə klikləyin Terminal seçin.
2. Basın Terminal menyuda seçim.
3. yazın csrutil deaktiv edin əmrini verin və basın Enter düyməsini vurun to turn off the SIP.
4. Basın mac simvolu və basın Yenidən başlamaq option to restart the PC.
Step V: Add VBox Guest Additions CD
The final step is to add the Virtual Machine as a new program to the PC to fix the Unable to insert the virtual optical disk error.
1. Aşağıdakı əmri yazın və düyməsini basın Enter düyməsini vurun to enable admin privileges to the folder.
/ Sistem / Kitabxana / Uzantılar /
2. Basın Cihazlar tab and install VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
Təkrar suallar (FAQ)
Q1. Is it free to use VirtualBox?
Ans. The open source machine platform provides a free virtual machine license to people for educational and evaluation use.
Q2. Why does the Unable to Insert the Virtual Optical Disk error pop up?
Ans. This error may occur either due to the glitches on the PC. If the VirtualBox is not properly set up on your PC, this error may pop up.
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