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 chiteshi from the menu, type the following command and press the pinda key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Pinda kiyi.
3. Tora y mu Unoda kuramba uchidaro here? chikamu uye pinda iyo Pinda kiyi.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, uye chengetedza pinda 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 chiteshi on your PC, type the following command, and press the Pinda kiyi.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Nyora murairo unotevera wodzvanya iyo Pinda kiyi 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.Kenya-kurudyi Controller: IDE mu chengetedzo chikamu uye tinya pa Remove disk from virtual drive kuita.
Cherechedza: kana Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Bvisa Attachment kuita.
3. Dzvanya Force Unmount bhatani pane VirtualBox- Question hwindo.
4. Open chiteshi on your PC from the home menu.
5. Type the following command and press pinda key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Type the following command and press Pinda kiyi to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
Cherechedza: If the command doesn’t work, type the command as sudo mount –o loop /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom.
7. Nyora murairo unotevera wodzvanya iyo pinda kiyi yekumhanyisa iyo 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.Kenya-kurudyi macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the VirtualBox maneja.
3. Dzvanya Settings sarudzo pane yepamusoro menyu.
4. Dzvanya chengetedzo tab on the left pane of the window.
5.Kenya-kurudyi Controller: IDE uye chengeta pa Adds optical drive icon.
6. Dzvanya Leave empty bhatani pane VirtualBox- Question hwindo.
7. Sarudza VBoxGuestAdditions.iso chisarudzo mu Akabatanidzwa yekudonha-pasi menyu uye tinya pane iyo OK bhatani.
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. Tinya kaviri pa 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. Zarura chiteshi in macOS from the menu, type the chimiro csrutil command, and press the Pinda kiyi to check the status of the sveta.
2. Dhinda F12 kiyi to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. Sarudza Boot Manager option using the arrow keys.
4. Sarudza EFI Internal Shell sarudzo uye pinda Esc kiyi yekuvhura iyo ESI Internal Shell console.
5. Mhanya FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Nyora zvinotevera murayiro uye tigoshingairira Pinda kiyi to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Nyora murairo dir uye chengetedza pinda key to view if the kernelcore faira iripo.
8. Zarura chiteshi window, type the command, and press the pinda 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 Zvinobatsira hwindo uye tinya pane chiteshi kuita.
2. Dzvanya chiteshi sarudzo mumenu.
3. Nyora iyo csrutil dzima raira uye tinya iyo Pinda kiyi to turn off the SIP.
4. Dzvanya mac icon uye tinya Dzorerazve 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. Nyora murairo unotevera wodzvanya iyo Pinda kiyi to enable admin privileges to the folder.
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2. Dzvanya mano tab and install VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
Inowanzobvunzwa Mibvunzo (FAQs)
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.
akakurudzira kuti:
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.