Microsoft Mouse driver for non-MS mice

I was looking for more windows/linux like mouse movement under OSX and the closest solution i came up with was Microsoft Intelli mouse(explorer) with Microsoft IntelliPoint driver. I have Logitech MX400 Laser mouse and Logitech VX nano cordless. Logitech software allows me to map the buttons but the acceleration curve is still in OSX fashion. IntelliPoint driver completely replaces it with its own acceleration curve and the mouse movement is more in Windows-like manner.

Searching the net i found this post explaining how to use MS driver (IntelliPoint software can be downloaded from MS site) with non-MS mice.

http://groups.google.com/group/alphagrip/browse_thread/… ↗

I have tested it with VX nano cordless mouse and A4Tech X7 mouse. I started to love my Hack again. Here is also a quick howto, with some more details, based on the original link, if you would like to use this driver for your mouse.

Open SystemProfiler, navigate to USB section:

My A4Tech mouse has product id: 0x000e and vendor id:0x09da. You can use osx calculator (apple+3 to switch) to convert hex to dec values. Converted product id is 14 and vendor id is 2522.

Install Microsoft IntelliPoint software (can be downloaded from MS site) and after restart navigate to:

/System/Library/Extensions/MicrosoftMouse.kext/Contents/Plugins/MicrosoftMouseUSB.kext/

If you open Package Contents you'll have Info.plist here which you can edit with PlistEditor, TextMate, etc.

Add this section before first <key>:

		<key>A4Tech</key> 
                <dict> 
                        <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key> 
                        <string>com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouseUSB</string> 
                        <key>HIDPointerAccelerationTable</key> 
                        <data> 
                        AACAAFVTQioABwAAAAAAAQABAAAAAQAAAAAgAAAQAABxOwAATOMA 
                        BE7FAA03BAAFRAAAFIAAAAcsAAAj4AAACQAAADSwAAAK2AAARfAA 
                        AA0IAABXkAAAD2AAAGkAAAASEAAAeoAAABUAAACJAAAAF8AAAJEA 
                        AAAawAAAlrAAAB2QAACZsAAAIKAAAJswAAAj8AAAnDAAACewAACc 
                        MAAAAIAAABIAAHE7AABWfwAESgAADqAAAAY6AAAfQAAABygAACkA 
                        AAAI2AAAPGAAAAm4AABHQAAACrAAAFMwAAALwAAAYDAAAAzAAABs 
                        IAAADuAAAIQgAAARYAAAnSAAABQAAAC0AAAAFsAAAMcAAAAZoAAA 
                        1AAAABzgAADbAAAAIIAAAOAAAAAkQAAA4wAAACegAADjAAAAALAA 
                        ABQAAHE7AABhTgAESgAAD2AAAAUyAAAXYAAABjIAACCgAAAHLAAA 
                        LCAAAAgIAAA3oAAACOQAAENAAAAJwAAAUIAAAAqgAABfIgAAC5AA 
                        AG1wAAAMcAAAewAAAA6AAACYoAAAEMAAALYAAAATQAAA0gAAABZg 
                        AADpAAAAGiAAAPoAAAAdoAABAwAAACEgAAEHAAAAJIAAAQoAAAAn 
                        oAABDAAAAADgAAARAABxOwAAbXcABBoAABHwAAAFGgAAG/AAAAXw 
                        AAAmYAAABvwAADQAAAAITAAAT+AAAAlsAABt4AAACngAAI3AAAAL 
                        sAAAtkAAAA1QAADZgAAAEQAAAPeAAAAVwAABEQAAABlgAAEgAAAA 
                        HUAAASgAAAAhAAABLgAAACSAAAEyAAAAJ4AAATUAAAAAUAAAEgAA 
                        cTsAAEuwAARMAAAOAAAABUAAABVQAAAHJAAAJiAAAAi0AAA1wAAA 
                        CpAAAEmAAAAL6AAAVoAAAA0gAABiAAAADhgAAGrQAAAPGAAAdAAA 
                        ABGQAACHgAAAFFAAAJoAAAAXYAAAqYAAABpgAAC0AAAAHVAAALkA 
                        AAAg0AAAvIAAACQgAAC9gAAAJ7AAAL6AAAABAAAAEAAAcTsAAFZ/ 
                        AAO4AAASoAAABSAAACVAAAAGCAAAN4AAAAbwAABfAAAAB/AAAIoA 
                        AAAJKAAAyyAAAArwAAD3gAAADSAAARyAAAAQAAABOAAAABRAAAFK 
                        AAAAGQAAAVMAAAAc0AABVwAAACDgAAFbgAAAJCAAAV2AAAAnoAAB 
                        XgAAAFJwAAAJlNEAWTAAAAoSaQBf8AAACpAAAGawAAAA4AAAHAAB 
                        GFUAATAAAAGyKAAC8AAAAlNpAAagAAADb0oAENAAAAOteAAUWAAA 
                        A+ulABfgAAAEKdMAG2gAAARoAAAe8AAABKIBACKYAAAE2VYAJiAA 
                        AAUUqwApaAAABVAAACywAAAFgAEAMcgAAAW1VgA2QAAABeqrADq4 
                        AAAGIAAAPzAAAAZiAABD3AAABp6rAEh4AAAG21YATRQAAAcYAABR 
                        sAAAB3oBAFbcAAAH2VYAW/gAAAg4qwBhFAAACJgAAGYwAAAJFgEA 
                        bAAAAAmRVgBx0AAACgyrAHegAAAKiAAAfXAAAAEAAAATAAEYVQAB 
                        MAAAAbIoAAMQAAACU2kABxAAAAMvSgARgAAAA6z7AByIAAAEOqsA 
                        KOAAAASBVgAwiAAABMgAADgwAAAFDVYAQJgAAAVQAABI8AAABcar 
                        AFKwAAAGOAAAXHAAAAbxVgBnwAAAB0yrAG1YAAAHqAAAcvAAAAhM 
                        AAB5BAAACPAAAH8YAAAJlAAAhSwAAAo4AACLQAA= 
                        </data> 
                        <key>IOClass</key> 
                        <string>MicrosoftMouseUSB</string> 
                        <key>IOProviderClass</key> 
                        <string>IOUSBInterface</string> 
                        <key>bConfigurationValue</key> 
                        <integer>1</integer> 
                        <key>bInterfaceNumber</key> 
                        <integer>0</integer> 
                        <key>idProduct</key> 
                        <integer>14</integer> 
                        <key>idVendor</key> 
                        <integer>2522</integer>
			<key>bInterfaceClass</key> 
			<integer>3</integer> 
			<key>bInterfaceProtocol</key> 
			<integer>2</integer> 
			<key>bInterfaceSubClass</key> 
			<integer>1</integer>
                </dict>

Change key name and Product/Vendor ids with your converted values. If you use TextMate you can save the file at this point.
Launch terminal and become 'su' so we can fix permissions/ownership/extensions cache

sudo -s
cd /System/Library/Extensions
chmod -R 755 MicrosoftMouse.kext
chown -R root:wheel MicrosoftMouse.kext
cd ..
rm -rf Extensions.*
kextcache -k Extensions/
reboot

After restarting you can use this driver. In system preferences->microsoft mouse->pointer speed you can switch from OSX mouse tracking to IntelliPoint pointer speed and adjust it to your needs. Check if the driver is properly loaded by clicking on mouse pointer icon (top right corner next to the '?' icon). Under Mouse Info you should have something like this: