AKBD(4)

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version 15.1 · 3 versions
, in freebsd 14.5, freebsd 15.1

💅 akbd(4) — the ADB Keyboard Driver, bestie 💅

okay so this is a page from the powerpc Kernel Interfaces Manual, and it's all about akbd — the ADB Keyboard Driver. yes that's the whole NAME section, we're keeping it real, no cap. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

so if you wanna compile this driver into the kernel (not as a module, into it, main character energy), you drop these lines into your kernel configuration file:

device adb

that's it. that's the whole vibe check. 🦋

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

akbd is the driver that provides support for all keyboards attached to the Apple Desktop Bus (ADB). every single one. it's giving "I contain multitudes" and honestly? obsessed. 🔥

🎀 HARDWARE 🎀

here's the iconic lineup — devices supported by akbd include:

  • Apple Extended Keyboard
  • Apple Keyboard II
  • Apple iBook Keyboard
  • Apple PowerBook Keyboard

all of them ate. no crumbs. 👑

🦋 EVENTS 🦋

akbd sends events to devd(8) for the following events, but only under the PMU system (iykyk):

  • Power button — Button subsystem, pressed type.

like, it literally tells devd when you press the power button. slay. ⭐

💜 SYSCTL VARIABLES 💜

akbd supports the following sysctl variable for configuring the Fn keys:

  • dev.akbd.%d.fn_keys_function_as_primary — sets 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.

(yes, the manual literally says "F-keys keys", we are not fixing that, we respect the source text fr fr 🙈)

so basically: 0 = special keys by default, 1 = F-keys by default. pick your fighter. 💅

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read them, they're all part of the squad 🫶

⭐ HISTORY ⭐

the akbd device driver appeared in FreeBSD 8.0. vintage. iconic. an elder. 🧚

💖 AUTHORS 💖

the akbd driver was written by Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org>. thank you king, we appreciate you 🙏✨

and that's the whole page bestie! this little beauty came from Debian, dated December 3, 2009 — so yeah she's been around a minute, but she still slays 💀🌸 mwah, see you in the next manpage 🎀

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