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AKBD(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual AKBD(4)
NAME
akbd - ADB Keyboard Driver
SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your
kernel configuration file:
device adb
DESCRIPTION
The akbd driver provides support for all keyboards attached to the Apple
Desktop Bus (ADB).
HARDWARE
Devices supported by the akbd driver include:
o Apple Extended Keyboard
o Apple Keyboard II
o Apple iBook Keyboard
o Apple PowerBook Keyboard
EVENTS
The akbd driver sends events to devd(8) for the following events under
the PMU system:
o Power button - Button subsystem, pressed type.
SYSCTL VARIABLES
The akbd driver supports the following sysctl variable for configuring
the Fn keys:
dev.akbd.%d.fn_keys_function_as_primary
Set the Fn keys to be their F-key type as default. A value of 0
causes the F-keys keys to work as special keys by default (
abtn(4)) and a value of 1 sets them to behave as F-keys by
default.
SEE ALSO
abtn(4), adb(4), cuda(4), pmu(4)
HISTORY
The akbd device driver appeared in FreeBSD 8.0.
AUTHORS
The akbd driver was written by Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org>.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11 December 3, 2009 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11