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. Open Terminal from the menu, type the following command and press the Sartu key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Sartu gakoa.
3. Mota y in the Jarraitu nahi al duzu? atalean eta sakatu Sartu gakoa.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, eta sakatu Sartu 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. Open Terminal on your PC, type the following command, and press the Sartu gakoa.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Idatzi komando hau eta sakatu Sartu gakoa 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. Open VirtualBox VM settings.
2. Egin klik eskuineko botoiaz gainean Controller: IDE in the Biltegiratzea atalean eta egin klik gainean Remove disk from virtual drive aukera.
Ohar: Bada Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Kendu eranskina aukera.
3. Egin klik Force Unmount botoian VirtualBox- Question leihoa.
4. Open Terminal on your PC from the home menu.
5. Type the following command and press Sartu key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Type the following command and press Sartu gakoa to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
Ohar: If the command doesn’t work, type the command as sudo mount –o loop /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom.
7. Idatzi komando hau eta sakatu Sartu exekutatzeko tekla 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. Egin klik eskuineko botoiaz gainean macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the VirtualBox kudeatzailea.
3. Egin klik Ezarpenak aukera goiko menuan.
4. Egin klik Biltegiratzea tab on the left pane of the window.
5. Egin klik eskuineko botoiaz gainean Controller: IDE eta klik Adds optical drive ikonoa.
6. Egin klik Leave empty botoian VirtualBox- Question leihoa.
7. Aukeratu VBoxGuestAdditions.iso Aukerarako Attached goitibeherako menua eta egin klik gainean OK botoia.
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. Ondoren, egin klik bikoitza gainean 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. ireki Terminal in macOS from the menu, type the csrutil egoera command, and press the Sartu gakoa to check the status of the SIP.
2. Prentsa F12 tekla to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. Aukeratu Boot Manager option using the arrow keys.
4. Aukeratu EFI Internal Shell aukera eta sakatu Esc tekla irekitzeko ESI Internal Shell kontsola.
5. Korrika FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Idatzi honako hau komandoa eta prentsa Sartu gakoa to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Idatzi komandoa dir eta sakatu Sartu key to view if the kernelcore fitxategia eskuragarri dago.
8. ireki Terminal window, type the command, and press the Sartu 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. Open macOS Utilitateak leihoa eta egin klik gainean Terminal aukera.
2. Egin klik Terminal menuko aukera.
3. Idatzi csrutil desgaitu komandoa eta sakatu Sartu gakoa to turn off the SIP.
4. Egin klik mac ikonoa eta klikatu Berrabiarazterik 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. Idatzi komando hau eta sakatu Sartu gakoa to enable admin privileges to the folder.
/ Sistema / Liburutegia / Luzapenak /
2. Egin klik Gailuak tab and install VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
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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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