I'm running 1.6.1 and the installation included X.  I used the "startx" command.
Using the command "startx 2>& file" here is the unmodified error message.  

xauth:  error in locking authority file /home/jim/.Xauthority
xauth:  error in locking authority file /home/jim/.Xauthority
xauth:  error in locking authority file /home/jim/.Xauthority
xauth:  error in locking authority file /home/jim/.Xauthority


XFree86 Version 4.2.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 3 September 2002
	If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
	newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
	reporting problems.  (See http://www.XFree86.Org/)
Build Operating System: NetBSD/i386 1.6.1_RC1 [ELF] The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Feb  4 13:20:32 2004
(==) Using config file: "/home/jim/XF86Config"
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to xfree86@xfree86.org.

X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
xauth:  error in locking authority file /home/jim/.Xauthority






Quoting Tyler Retzlaff <rtr@netbsd.org>:

> What xsets are you using?
> 
> 	+ built yourself under -current?
> 	+ sets from a specific release?
> 	+ sets from releng.netbsd.org?
> 
> > Does NetBSD us XFree86 as the server file in all instances?  Is there
> > a step I missed somewhere?
> 
> X -> XFree86 - yes for i386
> 
> Exactly what command was used to start the server - via xdm or startx
> or just X?
> 
> Could you provide the error message unmodified.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -- 
> 
> Tyler R. Retzlaff <rtr@NetBSD.org> http://www.NetBSD.org
> 



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