Installation of the GuestAdditions for Virtual Box Linux VM. When you try to Insert Guest addition CD you get the message Unable to mount the CD/DVD image /u. 'Could not mount the media/drive 'C: Program Files Oracle VirtualBox VBoxGuestAdditions.iso' (VERRPDMMEDIALOCKED).' This seems like a bug with the latest release. I wonder whether Oracle will come up with a updated/patched version soon. 2) On the left side, you will see some options among which there will be 'My Computer' and above it 'The virtual drive (Named as your ISO file)' 3) Right click on it and select eject. 4) Go back to the 'VIRTUALBOX' and go to devices option and select Install Guest Addition CD Image.
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| Component: | guest additions | Version: | VirtualBox 4.3.18 |
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| Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Windows |
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- edorasone-2014-11-01-04-08-07.log (80.5 KB) - added by micwic6 years ago.
- Previous installation log
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Changed 6 years ago by micwic
- attachmentedorasone-2014-11-01-04-08-07.log added
Vboxguestadditions.iso' (verr_pdm_media_locked)
comment:1 Changed 6 years ago by micwic
Vbox Guest Additions Iso Verr_pdm_media_locked
comment:2 Changed 6 years ago by frank
- Status changed from new to closed
- Resolution set to worksforme
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To install VirtualBox Guest Additions, follow these steps:
Vboxguestadditions_6.1.10.iso' (verr_pdm_media_locked)
Stop the virtual machine.
Edit the virtual machine settings and from the “System” tab, add a new CD-ROM device to the machine.
Restart the virtual machine.
Check the current kernel version:
Install some needed dependencies as shown below. Remember to replace the VERSION placeholder with the kernel version from the previous command. packages with the proper kernel_version shown by the previous command:
Restart the virtual machine:
From the virtual machine menu, select the “Devices -> CD/DVD Devices -> Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file” option. Select the VBoxGuestAdditions.iso file. This action simulates inserting a CD-ROM that includes the tools.
The VBoxGuestAdditions.iso file is usually located in the /usr/share/virtualbox/ directory on Linux, in the C:Program FilesOracleVirtualBox directory on Windows and the Contents/MacOS directory of the VirtualBox package on Mac OS X.
Mount the CD-ROM and install the VirtualBox Guest Additions:
You can safely ignore the error below if it appears during the installation process:
Once the process is complete, check that the output resembles that shown below. If it does, the VirtualBox Guest Additions have been successfully installed.