Using Xbox Mad Catz Drum kit as drum controller for Garageband - Help!

Trying to get Snow leopard to recognise the mad catz portable drum kit - once it is recognised as a midi file i can then use it to play garageband drums!
Read online of a 2 stage solution to use a mapping programme and keyboard typing, the problem is i can't get the mac to recognise the USB controller.
In Sysprefs/usb it gives the name and id, but the '360 controller' converter is installed but nothing shows up in the available controller field, probably because the plist file (system/library/extensions)doesn't include it.
So i tried duplicating a device entry in the list with the right name and id - but still nada.
The controller lights for a second on plugging in and then nothing.
In "about this mac/usb" it says
+Mad Catz Portable Drum Kit:+
+Product ID: 0x9871+
+Vendor ID: 0x0738+
+Version: 4.10+
+Serial Number: 0B97EB42+
+Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec+
+Manufacturer: Mad Catz, Inc.+
+Location ID: 0xfd313000+
+Current Available (mA): 100+
+Current Required (mA): Unknown (Device has not been configured)+
So i tried adding the following to the plist:
<key>MadCatzPortableDrum</key>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.mice.driver.Xbox360Controller</string>
<key>IOCFPlugInTypes</key>
<dict>
<key>F4545CE5-BF5B-11D6-A4BB-0003933E3E3E</key>
<string>360Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/Feedback360.plugin</string>
</dict>
<key>IOClass</key>
<string>Xbox360ControllerClass</string>
<key>IOKitDebug</key>
<integer>65535</integer>
<key>IOProviderClass</key>
<string>IOUSBDevice</string>
<key>idProduct</key>
<integer>0x9871</integer>
<key>idVendor</key>
<integer>0x0738</integer>
</dict>
Tried converting the id no from hex to dec, no dice
<key>MadCatzPortableDrumKit</key>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.mice.driver.Xbox360Controller</string>
<key>IOCFPlugInTypes</key>
<dict>
<key>F4545CE5-BF5B-11D6-A4BB-0003933E3E3E</key>
<string>360Controller.kext/Contents/PlugIns/Feedback360.plugin</string>
</dict>
<key>IOClass</key>
<string>Xbox360ControllerClass</string>
<key>IOKitDebug</key>
<integer>65535</integer>
<key>IOProviderClass</key>
<string>IOUSBDevice</string>
<key>idProduct</key>
<integer>39025</integer>
<key>idVendor</key>
<integer>1848</integer>
</dict>
=========
Any ideas?
I want to be able to play drums with this thing by various midi mapping, but am stuck. Any ideas?
(yes i know i could buy a set of midi drums for £200, but aren't you tempted by a £10 solution that stacks away in a little box?)

Have you found a solution to this?
It would be awesome to link my madcatz portable drum to my mac!

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