You have to set the mouse device in /etc/XF86Config. You can do this for example with XF86Setup. Perhaps its /dev/ttyS0 or something like that if you have a serial mouse. If you have a ps/2 mouse you must use /dev/psaux I think and make shure,
that your kernel is compiled with support for it. For usb-mice, you have to compile the kernel with support for it and edit /etc/Xf86Config. You can also link /dev/mouse to the device, where your mouse is connected for example ' ln -s /dev/mouse /dev/ttyS0' ciao, Ralf