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ABTN(4)		       powerpc Kernel Interfaces Manual		       ABTN(4)

NAME
       abtn -- ADB Keyboard Special Keys Driver

SYNOPSIS
       To  compile  this  driver into the kernel, place	the following lines in
       your kernel configuration file:

	     device adb

DESCRIPTION
       The abtn	driver provides	support	for the	 extended  Fn  keys  on	 Apple
       notebooks with an ADB interface.

HARDWARE
       The abtn	driver supports	extended keyboard keys (special	F-keys)	on the
       following devices:

          Apple iBook Keyboard
          Apple PowerBook Keyboard

EVENTS
       The  abtn driver	sends events to	devd(8)	for the	following events under
       the PMU system, and keys	subsystem:

          brightness -	Generates  up  and  down  notify  types	 matching  the
	   pressed key.
          mute
          volume  -  Generates	 up and	down notify types matching the pressed
	   key.
          eject

       Examples	are included in	/etc/devd/apple.conf.

SEE ALSO
       adb(4), akbd(4),	cuda(4), pmu(4), devd(8)

HISTORY
       The abtn	device driver first appeared in	NetBSD 5.0 and was  ported  to
       FreeBSD 10.0.

AUTHORS
       The abtn	driver was written by Tsubai Masanari for NetBSD and ported to
       FreeBSD by Justin Hibbits.

FreeBSD	15.0		       October 16, 2011			       ABTN(4)

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