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. کھولو ٹرمنل from the menu, type the following command and press the درج key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the کلید درج کریں.
3. ٹائپ کریں y میں کیا آپ جاری رکھنا چاہتے ہیں؟ سیکشن اور دبائیں کلید درج کریں.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, اور دبائیں درج 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. کھولو ٹرمنل on your PC, type the following command, and press the کلید درج کریں.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Type the following command and press the کلید درج کریں 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. کھولو VirtualBox VM settings.
2. پر دائیں کلک کریں کنٹرولر: IDE میں ذخیرہ سیکشن اور پر کلک کریں Remove disk from virtual drive آپشن.
نوٹ: اگر Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on اٹیچمنٹ کو ہٹا دیں۔ آپشن.
3. پر کلک کریں Force Unmount پر بٹن VirtualBox- Question کھڑکی.
4. کھولو ٹرمنل on your PC from the home menu.
5. Type the following command and press درج key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Type the following command and press کلید درج کریں to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
نوٹ: 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 درج چلانے کے لئے کلید 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. پر دائیں کلک کریں macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the ورچوئل باکس مینیجر.
3. پر کلک کریں ترتیبات سب سے اوپر مینو میں اختیار.
4. پر کلک کریں ذخیرہ tab on the left pane of the window.
5. پر دائیں کلک کریں کنٹرولر: IDE اور پر کلک کریں Adds optical drive آئکن.
6. پر کلک کریں Leave empty پر بٹن VirtualBox- Question کھڑکی.
7. منتخب کریں VBoxGuestAdditions.iso میں اختیار منسلک drop-down menu and click on the OK بٹن پر کلک کرنا ہے۔
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. پر ڈبل کلک کریں۔ 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. کھولیں ٹرمنل in macOS from the menu, type the csrutil حیثیت command, and press the کلید درج کریں to check the status of the آئی پی.
2. دبائیں F12 کلید to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. منتخب کریں بوٹ مینیجر option using the arrow keys.
4. منتخب کریں EFI Internal Shell آپشن اور دبائیں ESC کھولنے کی کلید ESI Internal Shell کنسول.
5. چلائیں FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. درج ذیل کو ٹائپ کریں۔ کمانڈ اور پریس کلید درج کریں to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. کمانڈ ٹائپ کریں۔ dir اور دبائیں درج key to view if the kernelcore فائل دستیاب ہے۔
8. کھولیں ٹرمنل window, type the command, and press the درج 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. کھولو MacOS افادیت ونڈو اور پر کلک کریں ٹرمنل آپشن.
2. پر کلک کریں ٹرمنل مینو میں آپشن
3. ٹائپ کریں۔ csrutil غیر فعال کمانڈ کریں اور دبائیں کلید درج کریں to turn off the SIP.
4. پر کلک کریں میک آئیکن اور پر کلک کریں دوبارہ شروع کریں 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 کلید درج کریں to enable admin privileges to the folder.
/ سسٹم / لائبریری / توسیعات /
2. پر کلک کریں کے الات tab and install VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
اکثر پوچھے گئے سوالات (عمومی سوالنامہ)
Q1. Is it free to use VirtualBox?
جواب. 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?
جواب. 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.
سفارش کی جاتی ہے:
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.