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. Нээлттэй Терминал from the menu, type the following command and press the оруулна уу key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Түлхүүрийг оруулна уу.
3. Төрөл y дахь Та үргэлжлүүлэхийг хүсч байна уу? хэсгийг дарж, дарна уу Түлхүүрийг оруулна уу.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, гэж сонгоод оруулна уу 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. Нээлттэй Терминал on your PC, type the following command, and press the Түлхүүрийг оруулна уу.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Дараах командыг бичээд товчийг дарна уу Түлхүүрийг оруулна уу 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. Нээлттэй VirtualBox VM settings.
2. хулганы баруун товчийг дарна уу Controller: IDE дахь Хадгалалт хэсгийг дарж, дарна уу Remove disk from virtual drive сонголт.
Тайлбар: Хэрвээ Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Хавсралтыг устгах сонголт.
3. Дээр товшино уу Force Unmount товчийг дарна уу VirtualBox- Question цонх.
4. Нээлттэй Терминал on your PC from the home menu.
5. Type the following command and press оруулна уу key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Type the following command and press Түлхүүрийг оруулна уу to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
Тайлбар: If the command doesn’t work, type the command as sudo mount –o loop /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom.
7. Дараах командыг бичээд товчийг дарна уу оруулна уу ажиллуулах түлхүүр 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. хулганы баруун товчийг дарна уу macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the VirtualBox менежер.
3. Дээр товшино уу Тохиргоо дээд цэсний сонголт.
4. Дээр товшино уу Хадгалалт tab on the left pane of the window.
5. хулганы баруун товчийг дарна уу Controller: IDE дээр дарна уу Adds optical drive дүрс.
6. Дээр товшино уу Leave empty товчийг дарна уу VirtualBox- Question цонх.
7. Сонгох VBoxGuestAdditions.iso дахь сонголтыг Хавсарга Унждаг цэсийг сонгоод дээр дарна уу OK товчлуур.
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. Давхар дарна уу 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. Нээх Терминал in macOS from the menu, type the csrutil статус command, and press the Түлхүүрийг оруулна уу to check the status of the SIP.
2. Хэвлэлийн F12 түлхүүр to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. Сонгох Ачаалагч менежер option using the arrow keys.
4. Сонгох EFI Internal Shell сонголтыг хийгээд дарна уу Esc нээх түлхүүр ESI Internal Shell консол.
5. Гүйх FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Дараахыг бичнэ үү Тушаал болон дар Түлхүүрийг оруулна уу to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Командыг бичнэ үү DIR гэж сонгоод оруулна уу key to view if the kernelcore файл боломжтой.
8. Нээх Терминал window, type the command, and press the оруулна уу 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. Нээлттэй macOS хэрэгслүүд цонхон дээр дарна уу Терминал сонголт.
2. Дээр товшино уу Терминал цэс дэх сонголт.
3. гэж бичнэ үү csrutil идэвхгүй болсон командыг сонгоод товчийг дарна уу Түлхүүрийг оруулна уу to turn off the SIP.
4. Дээр товшино уу mac дүрс дээр дарна уу Дахин ачааллах 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. Дараах командыг бичээд товчийг дарна уу Түлхүүрийг оруулна уу to enable admin privileges to the folder.
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2. Дээр товшино уу төхөөрөмжүүд tab and install VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
Түгээмэл асуултууд (ТҮТ)
Q1. Is it free to use VirtualBox?
Анс. 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?
Анс. 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.
Зөвлөмж:
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.