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. Адкрыта Тэрмінал from the menu, type the following command and press the Уводзіць key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Увядзіце ключ.
3. тып y ў Вы хочаце працягнуць? і націсніце Увядзіце ключ.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, і націсніце Уводзіць 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. Адкрыта Тэрмінал on your PC, type the following command, and press the Увядзіце ключ.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Type the following command and press the Увядзіце ключ 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. Адкрыта VirtualBox VM settings.
2. Пстрыкніце правай кнопкай мышы Controller: IDE ў захоўванне раздзел і націсніце на Remove disk from virtual drive варыянт.
нататка: Калі Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Выдаліць далучэнне варыянт.
3. Націсніце на Force Unmount кнопка на VirtualBox- Question акна.
4. Адкрыта Тэрмінал on your PC from the home menu.
5. Type the following command and press Уводзіць key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Type the following command and press Увядзіце ключ to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
нататка: If the command doesn’t work, type the command as sudo mount –o loop /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom.
7. Type the following command and press the Уводзіць ключ для запуску 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. Пстрыкніце правай кнопкай мышы macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the Менеджэр VirtualBox.
3. Націсніце на налады опцыя ў верхнім меню.
4. Націсніце на захоўванне tab on the left pane of the window.
5. Пстрыкніце правай кнопкай мышы Controller: IDE і націсніце Adds optical drive значок.
6. Націсніце на Leave empty кнопка на VirtualBox- Question акна.
7. выбраць VBoxGuestAdditions.iso варыянт у Attached выпадальнае меню і націсніце на OK кнопкі.
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. Двойчы націсніце на VBox_Gas to open the optical disk.
3. Затым двойчы пстрыкніце па 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. адкрыць Тэрмінал in macOS from the menu, type the статус csrutil command, and press the Увядзіце ключ to check the status of the SIP.
2. прэс Клавіша F12 to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. выбраць Boot Manager option using the arrow keys.
4. выбраць EFI Internal Shell варыянт і націсніце Esc ключ, каб адкрыць ESI Internal Shell Кансоль.
5. прабег FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Увядзіце наступнае каманда і націсніце Увядзіце ключ to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Увядзіце каманду рэж і націсніце Уводзіць key to view if the kernelcore файл даступны.
8. адкрыць Тэрмінал window, type the command, and press the Уводзіць 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. Адкрыта MacOS Утыліты акно і націсніце на Тэрмінал варыянт.
2. Націсніце на Тэрмінал опцыя ў меню.
3. Увядзіце csrutil адключыць каманду і націсніце Увядзіце ключ to turn off the SIP.
4. Націсніце на значок mac і націсніце на кнопку Перазапуск 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. Type the following command and press the Увядзіце ключ to enable admin privileges to the folder.
/ Сістэма / Бібліятэка / Пашырэнні /
2. Націсніце на Прылады tab and install VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
Часта задаюць пытанні (FAQ)
Q1. Is it free to use VirtualBox?
Адк. 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?
Адк. 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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The method to fix Virtualbox unable to insert virtual optical disk error in various OS is discussed in this article. Please let us know your suggestions and queries on the topic dealt with in the comments section.