[newbie] mouse problems

[PJ : Biztech]

Problem:
        need to run 'mouseconfig --kickstart' everytime before I start 'startx'
  to get my mouse to work.

        When I run the normal 'mouseconfig' and select my mouse that never
seems to work. only the kickstart suboption.  If I close kde and
'startx' again the mouse will not move.

        Same thing plagued me with linux 5.0. Any suggestions???


system:
        p233 mmx
        128 ram
        ide cdrom
        2 ide 3.2gig hd
        2 button serial microsoft mouse v.2.1a

I hope this helps.

pj