diff --git a/powerpc/powerpc-utils/mac_hid.init b/powerpc/powerpc-utils/mac_hid.init
deleted file mode 100644
index e099ca4df..000000000
--- a/powerpc/powerpc-utils/mac_hid.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../powerpc-utils/mac_hid.init
-# Copyright (C) 2008 The OpenSDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the
-# GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-#
-# Desc: macintosh mouse button emulation
-# Runlevel: 35 rcX rc2 rc3 rc4 rc5
-#
-
-mouse_button_emulation=1
-mouse_button2_keycode=68
-mouse_button3_keycode=87
-
-[ -f /etc/conf/mac_hid ] && . /etc/conf/mac_hid
-
-main_begin
-
-    block_begin(start, `Configuring mac_hid for mouse emulation.')
-	echo $mouse_button_emulation > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button_emulation
-	echo $mouse_button2_keycode > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button2_keycode
-	echo $mouse_button3_keycode > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button3_keycode
-    block_end
-
-    block_begin(stop, `Stopping gpm.')
-	nop=
-    block_end
-
-main_end
-
diff --git a/powerpc/powerpc-utils/mac_hid.sid b/powerpc/powerpc-utils/mac_hid.sid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a5f2868d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powerpc/powerpc-utils/mac_hid.sid
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+; --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+; This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+; 
+; Filename: package/.../powerpc-utils/mac_hid.sid
+; Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+; 
+; More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+; 
+; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+; the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the
+; GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
+; --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+[general]
+type=config
+desc=macintosh mouse button emulation
+prio=35
+runlevel=2 3 4 5
+conffile=/etc/conf/mac_hid
+
+[pre-conffile]
+mouse_button_emulation=1
+mouse_button2_keycode=68
+mouse_button3_keycode=87
+
+[start]
+echo $mouse_button_emulation > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button_emulation
+echo $mouse_button2_keycode > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button2_keycode
+echo $mouse_button3_keycode > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button3_keycode