Graham.K.Jenkins@team.telstra.com said:
> 	startx - works OK
> 	exit - back to command line - cursor moves when characters are typed
> 	and when machine responds - but no characters actually appear. 

Are you using the X server from NetBSD's xsrc or the original
XFree one?
I remember having fixed some font saving problem a while ago which might
not be integrated back into XFree.

best regards
Matthias