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. Bula Terminal from the menu, type the following command and press the kena key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Kenya senotlolo.
3. Tšoaea y ka O batla ho tsoela pele? ebe o tobetsa konopo ea Kenya senotlolo.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, 'me u hatelle kena 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. Bula Terminal on your PC, type the following command, and press the Kenya senotlolo.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Tlanya taelo e latelang ebe o tobetsa ea Kenya senotlolo 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. Bula VirtualBox VM settings.
2. Tlanya ka ho le letona Controller: IDE ka Storage karolo ebe o tobetsa Remove disk from virtual drive kgetho.
Hlokomela: ha Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Tlosa Sehokelo kgetho.
3. Tobetsa ho Force Unmount konopo ho VirtualBox- Question fensetere.
4. Bula Terminal on your PC from the home menu.
5. Type the following command and press kena key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Type the following command and press Kenya senotlolo to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
Hlokomela: If the command doesn’t work, type the command as sudo mount –o loop /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom.
7. Tlanya taelo e latelang ebe o tobetsa ea kena senotlolo sa ho tsamaisa 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. Tlanya ka ho le letona macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the Motsamaisi oa VirtualBox.
3. Tobetsa ho Settings kgetho ka holimo menu ya.
4. Tobetsa ho Storage tab on the left pane of the window.
5. Tlanya ka ho le letona Controller: IDE mme o tobetsa ho Adds optical drive setšoantšo.
6. Tobetsa ho Leave empty konopo ho VirtualBox- Question fensetere.
7. Khetha VBoxGuestAdditions.iso khetho ho E tiisitsoe menu e theoha ebe o tobetsa konopo OK konopo.
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. Penya habeli ho 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. bula Terminal in macOS from the menu, type the boemo ba csrutil command, and press the Kenya senotlolo to check the status of the Sip.
2. Tlanya F12 senotlolo to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. Khetha Boot Manager option using the arrow keys.
4. Khetha EFI Internal Shell khetho ebe o tobetsa Esc senotlolo sa ho bula ESI Internal Shell ho tšelisa.
5. Matha FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Ngola se latelang taelo ea Le ho hatisa Kenya senotlolo to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Tlanya taelo dir 'me u hatelle kena key to view if the kernelcore faele e teng.
8. bula Terminal window, type the command, and press the kena 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. Bula Mesebetsi ea macOS fensetere ebe o tobetsa konopo Terminal kgetho.
2. Tobetsa ho Terminal khetho ho menu.
3. Tlanya csrutil e holofetse laela ebe o tobetsa konopo ea Kenya senotlolo to turn off the SIP.
4. Tobetsa ho mac letšoao Mme o tobetsa Qala hape 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. Tlanya taelo e latelang ebe o tobetsa ea Kenya senotlolo to enable admin privileges to the folder.
/ Sistimi / Laeborari / Katoloso /
2. Tobetsa ho Devices tab and install VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
Lipotso Tse Atisang ho Botsoa (Lipotso)
Q1. Is it free to use VirtualBox?
Sehlooho. 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?
Sehlooho. 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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