Posted Jan 07, 2006 at 12:00AM by Clay C. Listed in: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
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Xbox360_controller_0107

Colin Munro has released his MacOS X driver for Xbox 360 controller. Here is more information:

I have created a USB driver which allows you to use the XBox 360 Controller on an OSX machine, including support for the Apple Force Feedback library. I plan to release this as Open Source using the GNU Public License, but intend to tidy the code up a little first - so the initial release for people to try is binary only ;)

The ZIP file contains an installer package, which when run will install the driver, along with a preference pane to test/configure it.

Currently, the following settings need implemented:

  • I don't think settings are persistent
  • More settings, e.g. trigger deadzone, button remap/
  • Force feedback may elongate effects
  • Force feedback (DirectInput-style interface) emulator may need more work
  • Preference pane currently only tests rumble motors, by creating a force feedback interface but then just using the Escape functionality
  • Driver needs to handle more possible errors.

Download: [Xbox 360 Controller Driver for MacOS X]


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   by kura (Unregistered) - 1999-11-30

....usually apple users are people who hates microsoft so much that they ran to mac:P

I guess microsoft devs wanted to use their 360 controllers on mac so much they had to do this:p


   by Yoshimi (Unregistered) - 1999-11-30

would this work with a wireless controller and a play & charge kit?


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   by Johan the Olive (Unregistered) - 1999-11-30

The X-Box Beta (or was it alpha?) system was actually an Apple Power Mac g5. Just so you know.


   by (QJ. NET Staff) - 1999-11-30

Yoshimi, this won't work with a wireless controller and a play and charge kit.

From what MS have said the play and charge kit just charges the battery, there is no data transferred via the cable, so the controller still uses wireless signals while being charged.


   by (QJ. NET Staff) - 1999-11-30

This works great - the preferences window allows you to control the vivration manually (pull the triggers for rumble). You need a program called Emulator Enhancer to use it with emulators.


   by (QJ. NET Staff) - 1999-11-30

I don't get why anyone would even buy a Mac. They are slow and expensive compared price vs price against Windows PCs.




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