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. Atidaryti terminalas from the menu, type the following command and press the įeiti key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Įveskite klavišą.
3. Įveskite y viduje Ar norite tęsti? skyriuje ir paspauskite Įveskite klavišą.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, ir paspauskite įeiti 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. Atidaryti terminalas on your PC, type the following command, and press the Įveskite klavišą.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Type the following command and press the Įveskite klavišą 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. Atidaryti VirtualBox VM settings.
2. Dešiniuoju pelės mygtuku spustelėkite Controller: IDE viduje saugojimas skyriuje ir spustelėkite Remove disk from virtual drive pasirinkimas.
Pastaba: Jei Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Pašalinti priedą pasirinkimas.
3. Spauskite ant Force Unmount mygtukas VirtualBox- Question langas.
4. Atidaryti terminalas on your PC from the home menu.
5. Type the following command and press įeiti key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Type the following command and press Įveskite klavišą to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
Pastaba: 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 įeiti raktas paleisti 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. Dešiniuoju pelės mygtuku spustelėkite macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the VirtualBox vadovas.
3. Spauskite ant Nustatymai parinktis viršutiniame meniu.
4. Spauskite ant saugojimas tab on the left pane of the window.
5. Dešiniuoju pelės mygtuku spustelėkite Controller: IDE ir spauskite Adds optical drive piktogramą.
6. Spauskite ant Leave empty mygtukas VirtualBox- Question langas.
7. pasirinkti VBoxGuestAdditions.iso parinktis Pridedamas išskleidžiamajame meniu ir spustelėkite OK mygtuką.
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. Tada dukart spustelėkite 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. Atidarykite terminalas in macOS from the menu, type the „csrutil“ būsena command, and press the Įveskite klavišą to check the status of the TPP.
2. Paspauskite F12 klavišas to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. pasirinkti Boot Manager option using the arrow keys.
4. pasirinkti EFI Internal Shell ir paspauskite esc klavišą atidaryti ESI Internal Shell konsolė.
5. paleisti FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Įveskite toliau pateiktą informaciją komanda ir paspauskite Įveskite klavišą to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Įveskite komandą rež ir paspauskite įeiti key to view if the kernelcore failas yra prieinamas.
8. Atidarykite terminalas window, type the command, and press the įeiti key to restart the macOS virtual machine in recovery mode.
sudo nvram recovery-boot-mode=unused && sudo shutdown –r now
Taip pat perskaitykite: Pataisos negalima atidaryti, nes kūrėjo negalima patvirtinti „Mac“.
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. Atidaryti macOS komunalinės paslaugos window and click on the terminalas pasirinkimas.
2. Spauskite ant terminalas meniu.
3. Įveskite csrutil išjungti komandą ir paspauskite Įveskite klavišą to turn off the SIP.
4. Spauskite ant mac piktogramą ir spauskite Iš naujo 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 Įveskite klavišą to enable admin privileges to the folder.
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2. Spauskite ant Įrenginiai tab and install VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
Dažnai užduodami klausimai (DUK)
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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