diff --git a/dwt/evidence/real-unit-xhello.png b/dwt/evidence/real-unit-xhello.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..078e4dd
Binary files /dev/null and b/dwt/evidence/real-unit-xhello.png differ
diff --git a/dwt/loader/hostload.py b/dwt/loader/hostload.py
index b5b4fb4..608968c 100644
--- a/dwt/loader/hostload.py
+++ b/dwt/loader/hostload.py
@@ -249,13 +249,17 @@ def describe_pointer(ptr: int, nbytes: int) -> str:
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def screenshot_vram(rd: exploit.RDebug, out_png: str,
-                    out_raw: str | None = None) -> bytes:
-    """Grab the 1024x1024 VRAM canvas using dwt/screenshot.py primitives."""
+                    out_raw: str | None = None, real: bool = False) -> bytes:
+    """Grab the VRAM canvas using dwt/screenshot.py primitives."""
     import screenshot  # imported here so marker-only runs need no PNG path
 
-    data = screenshot.grab(rd, 0, screenshot.HEIGHT, True)
-    gray = screenshot.decode(data)
-    screenshot.write_png(out_png, screenshot.WIDTH, screenshot.HEIGHT, gray)
+    if real:
+        width, stride = screenshot.REAL_WIDTH, screenshot.REAL_STRIDE
+    else:
+        width, stride = screenshot.WIDTH_DEFAULT, screenshot.STRIDE_DEFAULT
+    data = screenshot.grab(rd, 0, screenshot.HEIGHT, stride, True)
+    gray = screenshot.decode(data, width, stride)
+    screenshot.write_png(out_png, width, screenshot.HEIGHT, gray)
     if out_raw:
         with open(out_raw, "wb") as fh:
             fh.write(data)
@@ -350,7 +354,7 @@ def verify_markers(rd: exploit.RDebug, result: dict, settle: float) -> list[str]
 
 
 def verify_xhello(rd: exploit.RDebug, out_dir: str, tag: str, settle: float,
-                 take_shot: bool) -> list[str]:
+                 take_shot: bool, real: bool = False) -> list[str]:
     problems = []
     time.sleep(settle)
     stage = peek_u32(rd, XHELLO_STAGE)
@@ -363,7 +367,7 @@ def verify_xhello(rd: exploit.RDebug, out_dir: str, tag: str, settle: float,
                         f"(calling-convention check)")
     if take_shot:
         png = os.path.join(out_dir, f"hostload_{tag}_xhello.png")
-        data = screenshot_vram(rd, png)
+        data = screenshot_vram(rd, png, real=real)
         print(f"[+] screenshot {png} ({os.path.getsize(png)} bytes, "
               f"{len(data)} bytes of VRAM)")
     return problems
@@ -445,6 +449,9 @@ def main(argv: list[str]) -> int:
                     help="evidence file tag (default: COFF basename)")
     ap.add_argument("--settle", type=float, default=1.5,
                     help="seconds to wait for the child/window after the load")
+    ap.add_argument("--real", action="store_true",
+                    help="real-unit screenshot geometry (1280x1024, 256-byte "
+                         "stride) instead of the emulator's 1024x1024/128")
     ap.add_argument("--no-screenshot", action="store_true",
                     help="do not grab VRAM for xhello")
     ap.add_argument("--jump-wait", type=float, default=20.0,
@@ -541,7 +548,7 @@ def main(argv: list[str]) -> int:
             problems = verify_markers(rd, result, args.settle)
         elif xhello_mode:
             problems = verify_xhello(rd, args.out, tag, args.settle,
-                                     not args.no_screenshot)
+                                     not args.no_screenshot, real=args.real)
         else:
             problems = []
             print("[.] no app-specific verifier (name is neither marker nor "
diff --git a/dwt/notes/REAL_UNIT.md b/dwt/notes/REAL_UNIT.md
index 6863a7a..8ec5dbe 100644
--- a/dwt/notes/REAL_UNIT.md
+++ b/dwt/notes/REAL_UNIT.md
@@ -163,3 +163,27 @@ Both backgrounds are captured at the correct geometry:
 `dwt/evidence/real-unit-1280-50pct.png` (50% `1010` root, the owner's
 preference). Only the root's image bytes change; the 256-byte stride and the
 1280x1024 size are identical.
+
+### X11 app on the real unit (2026-10-18)
+
+The host-side loader ran end to end against the terminal:
+
+```sh
+python3 dwt/loader/hostload.py --host 100.103.100.103 \
+    --coff dwt/loader/build/xhello.coff --real
+```
+
+```
+jump(malloc) -> 0x007e7bf0
+COFF 774 B poked          (0 differing)
+loader 1220 B @ 0x01880000 (0 differing)
+loader A8 = 0; entry 0x01840000; pcb 0x003f6510
+xhello stage=6 strlen=4
+```
+
+Evidence: `dwt/evidence/real-unit-xhello.png` — a 400x200 WM-framed black
+window over the Terminal Manager, on the real screen.
+
+**Caveat:** the loader and app are linked at fixed addresses (`0x01880000`,
+`0x01840000`). Re-running while that app is live overwrites the running code.
+Power-cycle (or choose new addresses) before loading again.