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 Itoju from the menu, type the following command and press the Tẹ key to install VirtualBox.
sudo apt-get install virtualbox
2. Enter login password of your PC in the field and press the Tẹ bọtini.
3. Iru y ni Ṣe o fẹ lati tẹsiwaju? apakan ki o si tẹ awọn Tẹ bọtini.
4. Wait till the installation is complete, type virtualbox, ki o tẹ bọtini naa Tẹ 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 Itoju on your PC, type the following command, and press the Tẹ bọtini.
/media/jerry/VBox_Gas_6.1.32
2. Type the following command and press the Tẹ bọtini 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. Tẹ-ọtun lori Controller: IDE ni Ibi apakan ki o tẹ lori Remove disk from virtual drive aṣayan.
akiyesi: ti o ba ti Remove disk from virtual drive option is not available, click on Yọ Asomọ aṣayan.
3. Tẹ lori Force Unmount bọtini lori awọn VirtualBox- Question window.
4. Open Itoju on your PC from the home menu.
5. Type the following command and press Tẹ key to create a directory for mounting the Guest Additions installation CD.
sudo mkdir –p /mnt/cdrom
6. Type the following command and press Tẹ bọtini to mount the files to the created directory.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
akiyesi: 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 Tẹ bọtini lati ṣiṣe awọn 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. Tẹ-ọtun lori macOS Virtual Machine device in the left pane of the Oluṣakoso VirtualBox.
3. Tẹ lori Eto option at the top menu.
4. Tẹ lori Ibi tab on the left pane of the window.
5. Tẹ-ọtun lori Controller: IDE ki o si tẹ lori Adds optical drive aami.
6. Tẹ lori Leave empty bọtini lori awọn VirtualBox- Question window.
7. Yan VExGuestadditionditiondition.iso aṣayan ninu awọn Soo drop-down menu and click on the OK Bọtini.
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. Double click on 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. ṣii Itoju in macOS from the menu, type the ipo csrutil command, and press the Tẹ bọtini to check the status of the SIP.
2. Tẹ Bọtini F12 to direct you to the Virtual machine’s BIOS setting.
3. Yan Bọtini Oluṣakoso option using the arrow keys.
4. Yan EFI Internal Shell aṣayan ki o tẹ Esc bọtini lati ṣii ESI Internal Shell console.
5. Ṣiṣe FS2 command to open FS2 interactive Shell.
6. Tẹ awọn wọnyi pipaṣẹ ki o si tẹ Tẹ bọtini to go to the recovery boot image directory.
cd com.apple.recovery.boot
7. Tẹ aṣẹ naa o dọ ki o tẹ bọtini naa Tẹ key to view if the kernelcore faili ti o wa.
8. ṣii Itoju window, type the command, and press the Tẹ 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 Awọn ohun elo Lilo MacOS window ki o si tẹ lori Itoju aṣayan.
2. Tẹ lori Itoju aṣayan ninu akojọ aṣayan.
3. Tẹ awọn mu csrutil kuro pipaṣẹ ki o si tẹ awọn Tẹ bọtini to turn off the SIP.
4. Tẹ lori mac aami o si tẹ lori Tun bẹrẹ 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 Tẹ bọtini to enable admin privileges to the folder.
/ Eto / Ile-ikawe / Awọn amugbooro /
2. Tẹ lori awọn ẹrọ tab and install VBox Guest Additions CD in the macOS Virtual Machine.
Awọn ibeere ti a beere nigbagbogbo (Awọn ibeere)
Q1. Is it free to use VirtualBox?
Ohùn. 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?
Ohùn. 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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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.