mouse refuses to configure!

[Joshua N Pritikin <joshua.pritikin@db.com>]

Hi!  This is my first time installing Debian.  I am using this
equipment:

  Debian 2.1r4 CDs
  Compaq Presario 7240 (pentium)
  IBM Mouse

The install proceeded smoothly until I try to get the mouse working in
XF86Setup.  It refused to move regardless of the settings. 

+ The mouse hardware and cables are okay because the mouse works fine in
Windows 95.

+ I suspected gpm so I disabled it with "gpm -k" and removed the startup
file from /etc/rc6.d.

+ I tried /dev/ttyS0-ttyS4 and some other random devices.  /dev/mouse
is symlink'd to /dev/ttyS0.

+ I tried all the mouse protocols.

This seems crazy because I can't believe that mice are hard to
auto-detect.  Windows has handled mice with no configuration for
decades.  Is there a better way to configure XFree86?

I would appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks in advance.

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