where is /dev/mouse???

[Kris Prieb]

Here is my problem.  I have just finished installing Debian/GNU Linux 2.1 on my Pentium II machine and have begun to install and configure X.  When I try to execute 'startx' I get the error output listed below.  It appears that 'startx' requires the device file '/dev/mouse'  I think this file was supposed to have been created during my Debian installation but somehow it wasn't.  Anyone know where I slipped up during the installation and whether or not I can correct the problem without reinstalling?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.   -Kris     -------------------------------------------------       XFree86 Version 3.3.2.3 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300) Release Date: July 15 1998 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) Operating System: Linux 2.0.36 i686 [ELF] Configured drivers: Mach64: accelerated server for ATI Mach64 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0) (using VT number 7) XF86Config: /etc/X11/XF86Config (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values (**) XKB: keymap: "xfree86(us)" (overrides other XKB settings) (**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/mouse, buttons: 3 (**) Mach64: Graphics device ID: "RageCard" (**) Mach64: Monitor ID: "BigDell" (--) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 107.16 kHz. Deleted. (**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" (--) Mach64: PCI: Mach64 RagePro rev 92, Aperture @ 0xf5000000, Registers @ 0xf4100000, Block I/O @ 0x9000 (--) Mach64: PCI (92) and CONFIG_CHIP_ID (124) don't agree on ChipRev, using PCI value (--) Mach64: Card type: AGP (--) Mach64: Memory type: 4 (--) Mach64: Clock type: Internal (--) Mach64: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 230.000 MHz (**) Mach64: Mode "640x480": mode clock = 45.800 (**) Mach64: Mode "800x600": mode clock = 69.650 (**) Mach64: Mode "1024x768": mode clock = 115.500 (**) Mach64: Mode "1280x1024": mode clock = 157.500 (--) Mach64: Virtual resolution: 1280x1024 (--) Mach64: Video RAM: 8192k (--) Mach64: Using hardware cursor (--) Mach64: Using 16 MB aperture @ 0xf5000000 (--) Mach64: Using 4 KB register aperture @ 0xf4100000 (--) Mach64: Ramdac is Internal (--) Mach64: Ramdac speed: 230 MHz (--) Mach64: Using 8 bits per RGB value (--) Mach64: Pixmap cache: 2 256x256 slots, 8 128x128 slots, 32 64x64 slots (--) Mach64: Font cache: 16 fonts System: `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp -w 1 -R/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb -xkm -m us -em1 "The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:" -emp "> " -eml "Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server" keymap/xfree86 /var/tmp/xfree86.xkm' Fatal server error: Cannot open mouse (No such file or directory)   When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full server output, not just the last messages mach64ProgramClkMach64CT: Warning: Q < 10.66666667 X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).