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. Oscail críochfort from the menu, type the following command and press the Iontráil key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Iontráil eochair.
3. cineál y sa Ar mhaith leat leanúint ar aghaidh? alt agus brúigh an Iontráil eochair.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, agus brúigh an Iontráil 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. Oscail críochfort on your PC, type the following command, and press the Iontráil eochair.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Clóscríobh an t-ordú seo a leanas agus brúigh an Iontráil eochair 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. Oscail VirtualBox VM settings.
2. Deaschliceáil ar Controller: IDE sa stóráil alt agus cliceáil ar Remove disk from virtual drive rogha.
Nóta: Má tá an Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Bain Ceangaltán rogha.
3. Cliceáil ar Force Unmount cnaipe ar an VirtualBox- Question fhuinneog.
4. Oscail críochfort on your PC from the home menu.
5. Type the following command and press Iontráil key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Type the following command and press Iontráil eochair to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
Nóta: If the command doesn’t work, type the command as sudo mount –o loop /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom.
7. Clóscríobh an t-ordú seo a leanas agus brúigh an Iontráil eochair chun an 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. Deaschliceáil ar macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the Bainisteoir VirtualBox.
3. Cliceáil ar Socruithe rogha ag an roghchlár barr.
4. Cliceáil ar stóráil tab on the left pane of the window.
5. Deaschliceáil ar Controller: IDE agus cliceáil ar an Adds optical drive icon.
6. Cliceáil ar Leave empty cnaipe ar an VirtualBox- Question fhuinneog.
7. Roghnaigh VBoxGuestAdditions.iso rogha sa Ceangailte roghchlár anuas agus cliceáil ar an OK cnaipe.
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. Cliceáil faoi dhó ar VBox_Gas to open the optical disk.
3. Ansin, cliceáil faoi dhó ar 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. oscail an críochfort in macOS from the menu, type the stádas csrutil command, and press the Iontráil eochair to check the status of the SIP.
2. Brúigh Eochair F12 to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. Roghnaigh Tosaithe Bainisteoir option using the arrow keys.
4. Roghnaigh EFI Internal Shell rogha agus brúigh Esc eochair chun an ESI Internal Shell console.
5. Rith FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Clóscríobh an méid seo a leanas orduithe agus brúigh Iontráil eochair to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Clóscríobh an t-ordú dir agus brúigh an Iontráil key to view if the kernelcore comhad ar fáil.
8. oscail an críochfort window, type the command, and press the Iontráil 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. Oscail Fóntais macOS fhuinneog agus cliceáil ar an críochfort rogha.
2. Cliceáil ar críochfort rogha sa roghchlár.
3. Clóscríobh an csrutil dhíchumasú ordú agus brúigh an Iontráil eochair to turn off the SIP.
4. Cliceáil ar íocón mac agus cliceáil ar Atosaigh 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. Clóscríobh an t-ordú seo a leanas agus brúigh an Iontráil eochair to enable admin privileges to the folder.
/Córas/Leabharlann/Eisínteachtaí/
2. Cliceáil ar Gléasanna tab agus a shuiteáil VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
Ceisteanna Coitianta (CCanna)
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.
Molta:
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.