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make sure yum repositiory is correctly configured and internet access is available from centos guest

# yum install dkms binutils gcc make patch libgomp glibc-headers glibc-devel kernel-headers

# yum install kernel-pae-devel 

 

reinstall the vbox guest additions   

# cd /media/VBOX*   

# ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run


verify services running   

# service vboxadd status  

# service vboxadd-service status