> 
> I've also had to create a link in '/usr/local/lib' called X11 to
> '/usr/local/X11R6.1/lib' for fvwm to run properly, are these directories
> in the correct place?
> 

  By default fvwm puts it files there, so the default .fvwmrc tells it to 
look there for them.

 The best solution is to edit your system.fvwmrc so that the 
ModulePath, SystemPath and IconPath all point to the correct place.

Ale.