Xbox One Controller For Osx Lion Mac In Order

Use the controller with both your X-Box and your PCMac in order to confirm youve done everything right.

Step-by-step instructions for rewiring that even a beginner can follow.

Xbox One Controller For Osx Lion Download Step 1

SOFTWARE: On OSX install Xbox HID Driver for Mac OS X from For Windows XP install XBox Controller Driver (XBCD) from Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 1: What Youll Need 1.

USB Extension cable - I used grey for the purposes of the tutorial, but black obviously looks a lot better 3.

USB Extension cable - I used grey for the purposes of the tutorial, but black obviously looks a lot better 5.

Cutting tools - something capable of cutting through the cables and something smaller for stripping wires.

Electrical tape Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 2: Cut Cut both ends of the USB extension cable off about 4 10cm from each end.

Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 3: Remove Cable Casing Remove the outer rubber casing from the cable by cutting it with your smaller blade.

Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 4: Remove Cable Shielding Inside the cable will be some highly annoying shielding to protect the cable, some is silver foil and the other is silver wire.

Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 5: Remove Wire Casing Now expose a short piece of wire from the end of each of wire.

Be careful, some of the wires are quite fine and will break easily.

Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 6: Discard Yellow Wire on X-Box Controller Cable Discard the yellow wire from the X-Box Controller, its only necessary for some of the X-Box light guns.

Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 7: Pair Your Cables Pair your cables up.

The FEMALE USB matches up with the X-Box end of the cable and the MALE USB matches up with the controller end.

The female end of the USB extension cable goes with the X-Box end of the cable.

The reason for this is that we want the male end attached to the controller in order to plug it into your PCMac.

Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 9: Cut Your Heatshrink to Length Cut off approximately 3 7.5cm of heat shrink, enough to cover all of the exposed wire.

Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 10: Place Your Heatshrink Put the heat shrink over the cable BEFORE joining the wires or else you wont be able to get it on.

Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 11: Twist Twist the wires together at the end.

Black to black, red to red, green to green and, amazingly enough, white to white.

Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 12: Cover Twisted Pairs With Tape Place a tiny amount of tape over each of the twisted pairs to ensure that none of the wires can touch each other.

Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 13: Cover Exposed Parts With Heat Shrink Push your heatshrink down so that it is covering the exposed wire.

Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 14: Pair Male USB With Controller End and Repeat Add Tip Ask Question Comment Download Step 15: Step 15 - Almost-final Product for Testing Test your cables.

Xbox One Controller Driver For Osx Lion