Have you tried to use x86config? It will do almost everything
you need to run Xwindow

- Eka -
 RisTI

s9 wrote:
> 
> i installed xcomp.tgz, xbase.tgz, xfont.tgz, xserver.tgz, and
> xcontrib.tgz. then in netbsd i typed startx... it gave me the message
> startx: command not found so i put the path /usr/X11R6/bin in my .cshrc
> file and then when i typed startx it gave me the message xinit:
> libXmu.so.6.0 not found so i added the string,
> 
> #
> #Build the link-editor fast directory cache.
> #
> echo "adding X libraries to the runtime link editor directory cache."
> ldconfig -m /usr/X11R6/lib
> 
> 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
> 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."
> 
> please help...s9