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. tuwhera kāpeka from the menu, type the following command and press the E tomo key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Whakauruhia te matua.
3. Momo y i roto i te Me haere tonu? waahanga ka pehi i te Whakauruhia te matua.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, me te patene i te E tomo 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. tuwhera kāpeka on your PC, type the following command, and press the Whakauruhia te matua.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Patohia te whakahau e whai ake nei ka pehi i te Whakauruhia te matua 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. tuwhera VirtualBox VM settings.
2. Paatohia-matau i runga Controller: IDE i roto i te Storage waahanga ka paato i runga Remove disk from virtual drive kōwhiringa.
Tuhipoka: Ki te te Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Tango Āpitihanga kōwhiringa.
3. Pāwhiritia te Force Unmount pātene kei runga i te VirtualBox- Question matapihi.
4. tuwhera kāpeka on your PC from the home menu.
5. Type the following command and press E tomo key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Type the following command and press Whakauruhia te matua to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
Tuhipoka: If the command doesn’t work, type the command as sudo mount –o loop /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom.
7. Patohia te whakahau e whai ake nei ka pehi i te E tomo matua ki te whakahaere i te 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. Paatohia-matau i runga macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the Kaiwhakahaere VirtualBox.
3. Pāwhiritia te tautuhinga kōwhiringa i te tahua runga.
4. Pāwhiritia te Storage tab on the left pane of the window.
5. Paatohia-matau i runga Controller: IDE ka pāwhiri i te Adds optical drive icon.
6. Pāwhiritia te Leave empty pātene kei runga i te VirtualBox- Question matapihi.
7. Tīpako VBoxGuestAdditions.iso kōwhiringa i te Kua honohia tahua taka-iho ka paato i te OK pātene.
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. Pāwhiri rua ki runga VBox_Gas to open the optical disk.
3. Then, double click on 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. Whakatūwhera te kāpeka in macOS from the menu, type the Tuhinga o mua command, and press the Whakauruhia te matua to check the status of the SIP.
2. Press Kī F12 to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. Tīpako Kaiwhakahaere Poto option using the arrow keys.
4. Tīpako EFI Internal Shell kōwhiri me te pēhi Esc kī mo te whakatuwhera i te ESI Internal Shell waitohu.
5. Rere FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Patohia nga mea e whai ake nei whakahau me te pēhi Whakauruhia te matua to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Patohia te whakahau paru me te patene i te E tomo key to view if the kernelcore kei te waatea te konae.
8. Whakatūwhera te kāpeka window, type the command, and press the E tomo 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. tuwhera MacOS Utilities matapihi ka paato i te kāpeka kōwhiringa.
2. Pāwhiritia te kāpeka kōwhiringa i te tahua.
3. Patohia te ka monokia te csrutil whakahau ka pehi i te Whakauruhia te matua to turn off the SIP.
4. Pāwhiritia te tohu mac ka pāwhiri ai Tīmata 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. Patohia te whakahau e whai ake nei ka pehi i te Whakauruhia te matua to enable admin privileges to the folder.
/ Punaha / Whare Pukapuka / Toronga /
2. Pāwhiritia te pūrere tab and install VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
Nga Ui Auau (FAQ)
Q1. Is it free to use VirtualBox?
Tau. 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?
Tau. 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.
Manakohia:
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.