> 
>   I had the impression you were having a problem with X sets downloaded
> from releng.netbsd.org.  I just checked, and those sets do have the proper
> ownerships and permissions, so if you extract them (as root, of course, and
> with permissions and ownerships preserved) you should have a working
> installation.

I haven't determined what the problem with releng is yet. It didn't
install correctly either. One thing at a time...