> to the file rc.local in the /etc directory. the help file told me to add
> the string /usr/X11R6/lib to the ld.so.conf file in the /etc directory
> if you're using the "new method" but i was unable to find that file. but

It doesn't exist in the etc tarball, but there's no harm in creating it.

> the help file also said if you are using the "older method", to add that
> big long string (above) to the rc.local file. now when i type startx it
> gives me the message "xinit: no such file or directory (errno 2): no
> server "X" in PATH."

Did you run xf86config or use some other method to create the /etc/XF86Config
file? xf86config offers to create a symlink from /usr/X11R6/bin/X to the X
server you need.

    - Joel