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. Atvērt termināls from the menu, type the following command and press the ienākt key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Ievadiet taustiņu.
3. Tips y iekš Vai vēlaties turpināt? sadaļu un nospiediet Ievadiet taustiņu.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, un nospied ienākt 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. Atvērt termināls on your PC, type the following command, and press the Ievadiet taustiņu.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Type the following command and press the Ievadiet taustiņu 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. Atvērt VirtualBox VM settings.
2. Ar peles labo pogu noklikšķiniet uz Controller: IDE iekš glabāšana sadaļā un noklikšķiniet uz Remove disk from virtual drive variants.
Piezīme: ja Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Noņemt pielikumu variants.
3. Noklikšķiniet uz Force Unmount pogu uz VirtualBox- Question logs.
4. Atvērt termināls on your PC from the home menu.
5. Ierakstiet šādu komandu un nospiediet ienākt key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Ierakstiet šādu komandu un nospiediet Ievadiet taustiņu to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
Piezīme: 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 ienākt taustiņu, lai palaistu 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. Ar peles labo pogu noklikšķiniet uz macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the VirtualBox vadītājs.
3. Noklikšķiniet uz Settings opcija augšējā izvēlnē.
4. Noklikšķiniet uz glabāšana cilne loga kreisajā rūtī.
5. Ar peles labo pogu noklikšķiniet uz Controller: IDE un noklikšķiniet uz Adds optical drive ikonu.
6. Noklikšķiniet uz Leave empty pogu uz VirtualBox- Question logs.
7. Izvēlieties VBoxGuestAdditions.iso iespēja Attached nolaižamajā izvēlnē un noklikšķiniet uz OK poga.
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. Pēc tam veiciet dubultklikšķi uz 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. Atveriet termināls in macOS from the menu, type the csrutil statuss command, and press the Ievadiet taustiņu to check the status of the SIP.
2. Nospiediet F12 taustiņš to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. Izvēlieties Boot pārvaldnieks option using the arrow keys.
4. Izvēlieties EFI Internal Shell un nospiediet Esc taustiņš, lai atvērtu ESI Internal Shell konsole.
5. skrējiens FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Ierakstiet tālāk norādīto komanda un nospiediet Ievadiet taustiņu to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Ierakstiet komandu dir un nospied ienākt key to view if the kernelcore fails ir pieejams.
8. Atveriet termināls window, type the command, and press the ienākt 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. Atvērt macOS Utilities logu un noklikšķiniet uz termināls variants.
2. Noklikšķiniet uz termināls izvēlnē.
3. Ierakstiet csrutil atslēgt komandu un nospiediet Ievadiet taustiņu to turn off the SIP.
4. Noklikšķiniet uz mac ikona un noklikšķiniet uz Restarts 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 Ievadiet taustiņu to enable admin privileges to the folder.
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2. Noklikšķiniet uz Aparāti cilni un instalējiet VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
Bieži uzdotie jautājumi (FAQ)
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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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.