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 Cuir a-steach key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Cuir a-steach iuchair.
3. Seòrsa y Anns a’ A bheil thu airson leantainn ort? roinn agus brùth air an Cuir a-steach iuchair.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, agus brùth air Cuir a-steach 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 Cuir a-steach iuchair.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Taidhp an àithne a leanas agus brùth air an Cuir a-steach iuchair 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. Dèan briogadh deas air Controller: IDE Anns a’ storage roinn agus cliog air Remove disk from virtual drive roghainn.
Note: Ma tha a ' Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Thoir air falbh Ceangal roghainn.
3. Cliog air Force Unmount putan air an VirtualBox- Question uinneig.
4. Open Terminal on your PC from the home menu.
5. Type the following command and press Cuir a-steach key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Type the following command and press Cuir a-steach iuchair to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
Note: If the command doesn’t work, type the command as sudo mount –o loop /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom.
7. Taidhp an àithne a leanas agus brùth air an Cuir a-steach iuchair airson an ruith 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. Dèan briogadh deas air macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the Manaidsear VirtualBox.
3. Cliog air roghainnean roghainn air a 'chlàr gu h-àrd.
4. Cliog air storage tab on the left pane of the window.
5. Dèan briogadh deas air Controller: IDE agus cliog air Adds optical drive ìomhaigh.
6. Cliog air Leave empty putan air an VirtualBox- Question uinneig.
7. Tagh VBoxGuestAdditions.iso roghainn Ceangailte clàr-taice a-nuas agus cliog air an OK putan.
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. An uairsin, cliog dùbailte air 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. Fosgail an Terminal in macOS from the menu, type the inbhe csrutil command, and press the Cuir a-steach iuchair to check the status of the SIP.
2. Brùth Iuchair F12 to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. Tagh Manaidsear Tòiseachaidh option using the arrow keys.
4. Tagh EFI Internal Shell roghainn agus brùth Esc gus an fhosgladh ESI Internal Shell consoil.
5. Ruith FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Taidhp na leanas an àithne agus pàipearan-naidheachd Cuir a-steach iuchair to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Taidhp an àithne dir agus brùth air Cuir a-steach key to view if the kernelcore faidhle ri fhaighinn.
8. Fosgail an Terminal window, type the command, and press the Cuir a-steach 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 Utilities uinneag agus cliog air an Terminal roghainn.
2. Cliog air Terminal roghainn sa chlàr-taice.
3. Taidhp an csrutil à comas àithne agus brùth air an Cuir a-steach iuchair to turn off the SIP.
4. Cliog air ìomhaigh mac agus briog air a ' Ath-thòisich 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. Taidhp an àithne a leanas agus brùth air an Cuir a-steach iuchair to enable admin privileges to the folder.
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2. Cliog air dh'innealan tab and install VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
Ceistean Bitheanta (Ceistean Àbhaisteach)
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.
Air a mholadh:
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.