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. Açık terminal from the menu, type the following command and press the Keşfet key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get sanal kutuyu yükle
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Giriş anahtarı.
3. tip y içinde Devam etmek istiyor musun? bölümüne basın ve Giriş anahtarı.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, basın ve Keşfet 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. Açık terminal on your PC, type the following command, and press the Giriş anahtarı.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Type the following command and press the Giriş anahtarı 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. Açık VirtualBox VM settings.
2. Sağ tıklayın Controller: IDE içinde Depolama bölümüne tıklayın ve Remove disk from virtual drive seçeneği.
Not: Eğer Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Eki Kaldır seçeneği.
3. Tıklamak Force Unmount düğmesini VirtualBox- Question pencere.
4. Açık terminal on your PC from the home menu.
5. Aşağıdaki komutu yazın ve tuşuna basın. Keşfet key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Aşağıdaki komutu yazın ve tuşuna basın. Giriş anahtarı to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
Not: 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 Keşfet çalıştırmak için anahtar 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. Sağ tıklayın macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the VirtualBox Müdürü.
3. Tıklamak Ayarlar Üst menüdeki seçenek.
4. Tıklamak Depolama tab on the left pane of the window.
5. Sağ tıklayın Controller: IDE ve tıklayın Adds optical drive simgesi.
6. Tıklamak Leave empty düğmesini VirtualBox- Question pencere.
7. seçmek VBoxGuestAdditions.iso seçeneği Takılı açılır menüye tıklayın ve OK düğmesine basın.
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. Üzerine çift tıklayın VBox_Gas to open the optical disk.
3. Daha sonra üzerine çift tıklayın. 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. Aç terminal in macOS from the menu, type the csrutil durumu command, and press the Giriş anahtarı to check the status of the SIP.
2. Basın F12 tuşu to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. seçmek Yöneticisi Boot option using the arrow keys.
4. seçmek EFI Internal Shell seçenek ve basın Esc tuşuna basarak ESI Internal Shell konsol.
5. Çalıştırmak FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Aşağıdakini yazın komuta ve basın Giriş anahtarı to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Komutu yazın dir basın ve Keşfet key to view if the kernelcore dosya mevcuttur.
8. Aç terminal window, type the command, and press the Keşfet 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. Açık macOS Yardımcı Programlar penceresine tıklayın ve terminal seçeneği.
2. Tıklamak terminal menüdeki seçenek.
3. yazın devre dışı csrutil komutunu verin ve tuşuna basın Giriş anahtarı to turn off the SIP.
4. Tıklamak mac simgesi ve üzerine tıklayın Yeniden 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 Giriş anahtarı to enable admin privileges to the folder.
/ Sistem / Kitaplık / Uzantılar /
2. Tıklamak Cihaz tab and install VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
Sıkça Sorulan Sorular (SSS)
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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