USB mouse

[McNeill Kirkpatrick]

Ok, I'm running sid and I'm trying to get it to recognize my usb mouse,
I recompiled my kernel(2.4.17) with input core support for mice, I had
to run MAKEDEV input manually, that created the /dev/input/mice. When I
use this device however, X starts fine,(no cannot access device errors)
but I cannot move the mouse. It just sits in the middle of the
screen.Any suggestions?