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1. Microsoft controller driver for mac#
2. Microsoft controller driver install#
3. Microsoft controller driver driver#
4. Microsoft controller driver code#
5. Microsoft controller driver series#

To mimic the “undo360controller” as described for “Half-Life 2: Epsiode 2” and others, create a file called “ undo360controller.cfg” with the following content: ~ /Library /Application Support /Steam /SteamApps /common /Half-Life 2 /hl2 /cfg /

~ /Library /Application Support /Steam /steamapps /common ///cfg /įor example, for Half-Life 2, this would be: Save the file as “ 360controller.cfg” in the following location:

Microsoft controller driver code#

With the code below we will mimic the behavior seen with “Half-Life 2: Episode 2” so we can use exec 360controller and exec undo360controller. Creating such a configuration file is easy, simply use a text editor like TextWrangler to create a plain text file with the (example) content below. Tip: First try exec 360controller in the developer console before proceeding with these steps – it might already work!įor these two, we will need to define a configuration file (which can also be used with the other games to customize the controls). To disable the controller, type: exec undo360controller Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One To enable the controller, type in the developers console (~): exec 360controller These Valve games come with XBox 360 controller support build in. Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Portal, Team Fortress 2, and Left 4 Dead Once enabled (your game will remember next time you start the game), use the “ ~” key (tilde) during game play, or in the main screen, to get to the console.

Microsoft controller driver series#

Well, I’m a Steam user, so the first thing I’d like to test are some of my favorite games like the “Half-Life 2” series – yes, I know it’s OLD, but I just love the Half-Life games and Half-Life 3 is still not available (I honestly doubt it will ever see the day of light, but I’m still hoping) … Step 4 – Playing Source (Valve) games on your Mac MacOS X – Xbox 360 Controller Preferences

Microsoft controller driver driver#

UPDATE: There is a 360 Controller driver that is being actively maintained, a fork of the original project, you can get it from GitHub as well: For this, seemingly abandoned driver, you’d need some tricks to get it to work under Yosemite – which is related to new “rules” concerning the use of Kext’s (Kernel Extensions). And there is such a think in this case.Ĭolin Munro, at TattieBogle, released a driver as early as 2006, which appears not to have been updated since 2012. So we require a driver created by another party.

Microsoft controller driver for mac#

Unfortunately, Microsoft, doesn’t feel the need to supply drivers for Mac users for their hardware, which is unfortunate and leaves the user with the mess to solve by themselves.

Microsoft controller driver install#

Important: Always install the software using the Setup program instead of installing the drivers directly.MacOS X does not natively come with drivers for the XBox 360 controller, which makes sense, it’s not their responsibility to provide hardware drivers for 3rd party hardware manufacturers, especially when they choose to swerve away from standards …

To view your controller quadrant and battery status on the screen, press the Xbox Guide button. Each subsequent controller (up to four) connected to your computer is assigned an additional quadrant. When you connect a controller to your computer, it is assigned a specific quadrant that glows green to indicate the controller's number and position. If you followed the setup instructions on the installation CD, you should be ready to use your device. With this software and a compatible wireless receiver, you can use various Xbox 360 accessories such as wired and wireless game controllers, wired and wireless headsets, and wireless wheels for gaming on your computer. The accessory status indicator shows the battery status (for wireless devices) and the assigned quadrants of the connected controllers.

Microsoft Xbox 360 Accessories software works with both wired and wireless game controllers.