> I have a similar problem (I think); this is what happens:
> 
> spock> startx
> /usr/libexec/ld.so: xinit: libXext.so.6.1: No such file or directory
> 
> The file is there alright (in /usr/X11R6/lib). Any ideas?
> I installed xbase12, xcomp12 and xserver12 (right after installing netbsd12,
> etc. on a clean disk so everything is as vanilla as it gets). I've only
> followed the instructions in the FAQ by Colin Wood (BTW, in chapter 9.4 the
> path should be /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 I believe) including editing /etc/rc and
> /etc/rc.local which run just fine (which should mean that the link editor
> does find the X-libraries, right?).

Hmm.  You might try a:

ldconfig -m /usr/X11R6/lib

at the shell prompt as root.  Also, you might try setting your 
LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.  The only other thing I can think 
of is that perhaps the library is corrupted.

Later.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
Consultant                                        Rice University
Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX