port-sun3: X: Cannot open /dev/mouse, error 6

Subject: X: Cannot open /dev/mouse, error 6
To: None <port-sun3@netbsd.org>
From: None <derry.birse@ind.alstom.com>
List: port-sun3
Date: 05/18/1999 15:03:05

Managed to borrow a machine and complete the NetBSD 1.3.2 installation using an
NFS mounted partition. I also installed the X distribution.

Great!

However, when I type startx (as root) I get the following messages:

Cannot open /dev/mouse, error 6

_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 2

until I ctrl-C out of it.

permissions for /dev/mouse are crw-rw-rw-.

Has anyone else suffered this or does anyone know how to fix?

Many thanks to all replies.