insmod: error inserting <moduleName.ko>': -1 Unknown symbol in module

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Issue

  • I am attempting to install the prerequisites for the MegaRaid Storage Manager software and am receiving the following:
[root@host] # sudo insmod /lib/modules/2.6.32-279.2.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/message/fusion/mptsas.ko
insmod: error inserting 'mptsas.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module
  • Inserting modules with insmod fails with:
insmod: error inserting 'mptsas.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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