diff --git xf86-input-keyboard-clean/configure.ac xf86-input-keyboard-workdir/configure.ac
index 0f71ce3..024edd3 100644
--- xf86-input-keyboard-clean/configure.ac
+++ xf86-input-keyboard-workdir/configure.ac
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ AC_SUBST(inputdir)
 
 # The keyboard driver code is O/S specific
 case $host_os in
+
+  astral*)
+    IS_ASTRAL="yes"
+    ;;
+
   linux*)
     AC_MSG_ERROR([This is not the keyboard driver you are looking for. Use evdev or libinput.])
     ;;
@@ -95,6 +100,7 @@ case $host_os in
 esac
 AC_SUBST([OS_FLAGS])
 
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ASTRAL, [test "x$IS_ASTRAL" = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BSD, [test "x$IS_BSD" = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(SOLARIS, [test "x$IS_SOLARIS" = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HURD, [test "x$IS_HURD" = xyes])
diff --git xf86-input-keyboard-clean/src/Makefile.am xf86-input-keyboard-workdir/src/Makefile.am
index 52f5f4d..7de71b9 100644
--- xf86-input-keyboard-clean/src/Makefile.am
+++ xf86-input-keyboard-workdir/src/Makefile.am
@@ -26,10 +26,15 @@ kbd_drv_la_SOURCES = kbd.c xf86OSKbd.h xf86Keymap.h atKeynames.h
 kbd_drv_la_LIBADD = $(XORG_LIBS)
 kbd_drv_ladir = @inputdir@
 
+ASTRAL_SRCS = astral_kbd.c astral_KbdMap.c
 BSD_SRCS = bsd_KbdMap.c bsd_kbd.c bsd_kbd.h at_scancode.c
 HURD_SRCS = hurd_kbd.c at_scancode.c
 SOLARIS_SRCS = sun_kbd.c sun_kbd.h sun_kbdMap.c
 
+if ASTRAL
+kbd_drv_la_SOURCES += $(ASTRAL_SRCS)
+endif
+
 if BSD
 kbd_drv_la_SOURCES += $(BSD_SRCS)
 endif
@@ -42,4 +47,4 @@ if HURD
 kbd_drv_la_SOURCES += $(HURD_SRCS)
 endif
 
-EXTRA_DIST = $(BSD_SRCS) $(HURD_SRCS) $(SOLARIS_SRCS)
+EXTRA_DIST = $(ASTRAL_SRCS) $(BSD_SRCS) $(HURD_SRCS) $(SOLARIS_SRCS)
diff --git xf86-input-keyboard-workdir/src/astral_KbdMap.c xf86-input-keyboard-workdir/src/astral_KbdMap.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ca19fd
--- /dev/null
+++ xf86-input-keyboard-workdir/src/astral_KbdMap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <xorg-server.h>
+#include <X11/X.h>
+
+#include "compiler.h"
+
+#include "xf86.h"
+#include "xf86Priv.h"
+#include "xf86_OSlib.h"
+
+#include "xf86Xinput.h"
+#include "xf86OSKbd.h"
+#include "atKeynames.h"
+#include "xf86Keymap.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+void getmap(InputInfoPtr info, KeySymsPtr syms, CARD8 *map){
+    syms->map        = map;
+    syms->mapWidth   = GLYPHS_PER_KEY;
+    syms->minKeyCode = MIN_KEYCODE;
+    syms->maxKeyCode = MAX_KEYCODE;	
+}
diff --git xf86-input-keyboard-workdir/src/astral_kbd.c xf86-input-keyboard-workdir/src/astral_kbd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c902c94
--- /dev/null
+++ xf86-input-keyboard-workdir/src/astral_kbd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <xorg-server.h>
+#include <X11/X.h>
+
+#include "compiler.h"
+
+#include "xf86.h"
+#include "xf86Priv.h"
+#include "xf86_OSlib.h"
+
+#include "xf86Xinput.h"
+#include "xf86OSKbd.h"
+#include "atKeynames.h"
+#include "xf86Keymap.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+// astral stuff
+
+#define KBPACKET_FLAGS_RELEASED 1
+#define KBPACKET_FLAGS_LEFTCTRL 2
+#define KBPACKET_FLAGS_CAPSLOCK 4
+#define KBPACKET_FLAGS_LEFTALT 8
+#define KBPACKET_FLAGS_RIGHTALT 16
+#define KBPACKET_FLAGS_LEFTSHIFT 32
+#define KBPACKET_FLAGS_RIGHTCTRL 64
+#define KBPACKET_FLAGS_RIGHTSHIFT 128
+
+typedef struct {
+        char ascii;
+        uintmax_t keycode;
+        int flags;
+} kbpacket_t;
+
+
+// interface
+
+static int nop(){
+	return Success;
+}
+
+static int getleds(InputInfoPtr pInfo){return 0;}
+
+static int init(InputInfoPtr, int){return Success;}
+
+static void kbdread(InputInfoPtr info){
+	KbdDevPtr kbd = (KbdDevPtr) info->private;
+	kbpacket_t packet;
+
+	while(read(info->fd, &packet, sizeof(kbpacket_t)))
+		kbd->PostEvent(info, packet.keycode, packet.flags & KBPACKET_FLAGS_RELEASED ? FALSE : TRUE);
+
+}
+
+static Bool openkeyboard(InputInfoPtr info){
+	char *kbdPath = xf86SetStrOption(info->options, "Device", "/dev/keyboard");
+	info->fd = open("/dev/keyboard", O_NONBLOCK | O_RDONLY);
+	if(info->fd == -1)
+		FatalError("Failed to open keyboard (%s)\n",strerror(errno));
+	
+	info->read_input   = kbdread;
+	
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+
+void getmap(InputInfoPtr info, KeySymsPtr syms, CARD8 *map);
+
+Bool xf86OSKbdPreInit(InputInfoPtr info){
+
+	KbdDevPtr kbd = info->private;
+	
+	kbd->KbdInit       = init;
+	kbd->KbdOn         = nop;
+	kbd->KbdOff        = nop;
+	kbd->Bell          = nop;
+	kbd->SetLeds       = nop;
+	kbd->GetLeds       = getleds;
+	kbd->KbdGetMapping = getmap;
+	kbd->RemapScanCode = 0;
+	kbd->OpenKeyboard  = openkeyboard;
+
+	kbd->private       = NULL;
+
+	return TRUE;
+}