diff --git a/powerpc/pbbuttonsd/pbbuttonsd.init b/powerpc/pbbuttonsd/pbbuttonsd.init
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f1db9adb..000000000
--- a/powerpc/pbbuttonsd/pbbuttonsd.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../pbbuttonsd/pbbuttonsd.init
-# 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: laptop special feature deamon
-# Runlevel: 85 rcX rc2 rc3 rc4 rc5
-#
-
-main_begin
-
-    block_begin(start, `Starting pbbuttonsd.')
-        check(`D_prefix/bin/pbbuttonsd -d')
-    block_end
-
-    block_begin(stop, `Stopping pbbuttonsd.')
-        check(`killall -15 D_prefix/bin/pbbuttonsd')
-    block_end
-
-main_end
-
diff --git a/powerpc/pbbuttonsd/pbbuttonsd.sid b/powerpc/pbbuttonsd/pbbuttonsd.sid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e8ef9189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powerpc/pbbuttonsd/pbbuttonsd.sid
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+; --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+; This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+; 
+; Filename: package/.../pbbuttonsd/pbbuttonsd.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=daemon
+desc=laptop special feature deamon
+prio=85
+runlevel=2 3 4 5
+run=D_bindir/pbbuttonsd
+runmode=opt
+runbgopt=-d