Can a guest VB OS be installed from USB? If so how? (Solved)

[farkas]

I can install a guest OS from DVD.
I'm trying to install one from USB ISO.
VB Version 5.2.22 r126460 (Qt5.9.5)
Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack 5.2.22r126460
In LM 19 Users and Groups vboxusers is present.
In VB settings I can select USB 2.0 or 3.0.
System Info:

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steve@steve:~$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: steve Kernel: 4.15.0-39-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.8.9 (Gtk 3.22.30-1ubuntu1)
           Distro: Linux Mint 19 Tara
Machine:   Device: laptop System: Dell product: Inspiron 5567 serial: N/A
           Mobo: Dell model: 05VRRG v: A00 serial: N/A
           UEFI: Dell v: 1.1.2 date: 04/10/2017
Battery    BAT0: charge: 42.0 Wh 114.6% condition: 36.7/42.0 Wh (87%)
           model: Samsung SDI DELL C4HCW6C status: Full
           hidpp__0: charge: 95% condition: NA/NA Wh
           model: Logitech M705 status: Discharging
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i7-7500U (-MT-MCP-) 
           arch: Kaby Lake rev.9 cache: 4096 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 11616
           clock speeds: max: 3500 MHz 1: 800 MHz 2: 800 MHz 3: 800 MHz
           4: 800 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Intel HD Graphics 620 bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Topaz XT [Radeon R7 M260/M265 / M340/M360 / M440/M445]
           bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.6 )
           drivers: modesetting,ati,amdgpu (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1600x900@59.95hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 620 (Kaby Lake GT2)
           version: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.5 Direct Render: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.15.0-39-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel Wireless 3165 driver: iwlwifi bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCIE Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (11.3% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MQ01ABD1 size: 1000.2GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 900G used: 91G (11%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 17.08GB used: 0.00GB (0%)
           fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-1
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 39.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 42.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 245 Uptime: 2:17 Memory: 3501.1/15939.6MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 7.3.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.4.191) inxi: 2.3.56 
steve@steve:~$ 

Searched for solution but I couldn't find answer.
I was thinking about getting a new laptop but a lot of them don't have optical drives.
I had couple of my previous problems solved with help from the Mint community, thanks to all.

[altair4]

You don't need to install a VirtualBox guest OS from a DVD or USB. You can install it directly from wherever you downloaded the ISO file:

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[farkas]

Thanks!
Easy fix, works great.