powerpc/138543: No driver for stock Adaptec brand scsi controller from Apple

[Nathan Whitehorn]

John Baldwin wrote:
> On Saturday 05 September 2009 12:32:57 am Riley Eltrich wrote:
>   
>>> Number:         138543
>>> Category:       powerpc
>>> Synopsis:       No driver for stock Adaptec brand scsi controller from 
>>>       
> Apple
>   
>>> Confidential:   no
>>> Severity:       serious
>>> Priority:       low
>>> Responsible:    freebsd-ppc
>>> State:          open
>>> Quarter:        
>>> Keywords:       
>>> Date-Required:
>>> Class:          change-request
>>> Submitter-Id:   current-users
>>> Arrival-Date:   Sat Sep 05 04:40:03 UTC 2009
>>> Closed-Date:
>>> Last-Modified:
>>> Originator:     Riley Eltrich
>>> Release:        7.2
>>> Organization:
>>>       
>> N/A
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>>> Environment:
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>> cant actually install without driver :)
>>     
>>> Description:
>>>       
>> there seems to be no support for the scsi addon card that was a stock part 
>>     
> in the Blue/White Powermac G3
>   
>> Adaptec AHA-2940U2/U2W (rev 01)
>>     
>>> How-To-Repeat:
>>>       
>> boot it on a G3 with the unsupported scsi card unless I just have no idea 
>>     
> what I am doing (real possibility)
>
> I believe ahc(4) supports all the 2940 parts?
>
>   
It does. Given that Apple (as far as I am aware) shipped machines with 
ahc, isp, and mpt controllers, I think these drivers should be in 
GENERIC so that people can install onto disks without surprises. Any 
objections to adding ahc, isp, mpt, and sym to GENERIC?
-Nathan