Startx 'no screen' failure

FreeBSD on External HD is double Booted from a HP Notebook - 17-ak013dx platform; Windows 10 Home 64-bit OS

Graphic specs supplied ==>
Code:
Generic PnP Monitor (1600x900@60Hz)    512MB ATI AMD Radeon R5 Graphics (HP)

Code:
# uname
FreeBSD Machine_a 11.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE #0 r321309: Fri Jul 21 02:08:28 UTC 2017     root@releng2.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64

# xorg -configure => config file
config file copied to -
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
and
/usr/local/share/X11/xorg.conf.d


# startx output
Code:
root@Machine_a:/home/jaymax # startx
xauth:  file /root/.serverauth.18604 does not exist

X.Org X Server 1.18.4
Release Date: 2016-07-19
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE-p7 amd64
Current Operating System: FreeBSD Machine_a 11.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE #0 r321309: Fri Jul 21 02:08:28 UTC 2017     root@releng2.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
Build Date: 08 March 2018  08:16:21AM

Current version of pixman: 0.34.0
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
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/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Mar 19 07:17:43 2018
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) Using config directory: "/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/local/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE)
Fatal server error:
(EE) no screens found(EE)
(EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
         at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
(EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
(EE)
(EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
xinit: server error

Have looked in on http://wiki.x.org
This occurs boot as root or as non root user.
But still at a loss of what to do next, perhaps someone here can help.

I have noted too that /root/.serverauth.18604 is missing but not sure if this is installed with the application or not?
Currently there is a /root/.Xauthority and a /root/xorg.conf file there.

Thanks!
 
added kern.vty=vt to the boot loader.conf file and restarted.
No need for that, it's been the default for some time now.

Can you tell us a bit about the hardware? What graphics card does it have for example?
 
No need for that, it's been the default for some time now.

Can you tell us a bit about the hardware? What graphics card does it have for example?

Thanks!
Here is a summary
Specs generated by -
Piriform Speccy v1.31.732 15 Mar 2018 @ 23:38

Summary

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
AMD A9 27 °C
Stoney Ridge Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel Unknown (?-0-0-0)
Motherboard
HP 8345 (Socket FP4)
Graphics
Generic PnP Monitor (1600x900@60Hz)
512MB ATI AMD Radeon R5 Graphics (HP) 27 °C
Storage
931GB TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 (SATA) 30 °C
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10 JPVX-11JC3T0 USB Device (USB (SATA)) 29 °C
58GB SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB Device (USB)
Optical Drives
hp DVDRW GUE1N
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
_________________________________________
 
Create a /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/driver-vesa.conf with this content:
Code:
Section "Device"
  Identifier "Card0"
  Driver "vesa"
EndSection
No other configurations would be needed. It should already be installed but verify if x11-drivers/xf86-video-vesa is indeed present.
 
I am completely lost when it comes to chipset numbers for ATI, but if xchris is correct and the R5 is a Sea Island card, then I'm afraid you're out of luck, it's not supported. Not yet at least.

https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics#AMD_.2F_Radeon_Graphics

Even its not Sea Islands is Volcanic Islands but no way an earlier model than S.I.
The specs on HP say that the laptop has an A9-9420, (2017), just imagine I spent a month with older (Kaveri) APUs with R5 (and even R3) and I managed to have a proper display ,only by installing 12-Current or TrueOS (the unstable version based on 12-Current).
 
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Now that you have mentioned TrueOS, is it possible that the use of an emulator can be an effective 'work around'. If feasible would you recommend a few.

Thanks!
 
Now that you have mentioned TrueOS, is it possible that the use of an emulator can be an effective 'work around'. If feasible would you recommend a few.

Thanks!

if you mean visualization under eg win10, then try virtualbox , I bet it will work fine with your specs (the A9-9420 supports virtualization), anyway it will be temporary, as the 11.2-release (drm-next-kmod) should be ready around mid summer, so you won't have to wait for 12-release (next year)
 
Nope! I was thinking of the FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE workaround but I do see the hardware limitation. I;ll just have to sweat it out.

Thanks again!
 
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