New PS4 Controller won't work

Okay, so This isn't an average issue. Sadly.

I have a macbook, and was planning on getting a PS4 months down the road when I can save up for it. But for now, I'm playing Minecraft on my macbook but hate the controllers. I found out you can connect a PS4 controller to my mac and use it. I thought great, I will have a neat controller to use, get use top the PS4 controller, and have an extra controller when I purchase my PS4.

First bad thing:
The PS4 DS4, doesn't come with a cable. Which if you already own a PS$ isn't a problem, but since I don't it was a little issue.

So I found a cable lying around the house…

Second bad thing:
When I plugged the DS4 into my macbook and hit the PS button, it blinked white three times, and then did nothing. I also did the pairing process for the bluetooth. It blinked rapidly in white, and I was able to successfully connect it to my macbook, but the intist it did, the DS4 shut off (I'm assuming) and my macbook lost connection. I hit the PS button again and it blinks three times in white and nothing else.

It doesn't seem to be charging or doing anything. I tried plugging it into a wall charger. Same issue.

Nothing works! Help!

Do I need to first plug it into a PS4 to say activate the controller, or maybe I have to have a Sony cable?

It won't work with a Mac without the proper driver software which may or may not be currently available. And it must be connected via cable to work. As for charging, it's possible you may have to let it sit a while. When charging it flashes to indicate the charge, the slower the flash the closer it is to finishing.