diff --git a/crates/adapter-riscv/src/devices/gpu_setup.rs b/crates/adapter-riscv/src/devices/gpu_setup.rs
index 63758db..2deb015 100644
--- a/crates/adapter-riscv/src/devices/gpu_setup.rs
+++ b/crates/adapter-riscv/src/devices/gpu_setup.rs
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ const VQUEUE_VA: usize = 0x21000;
 const CMDBUF_VA: usize = 0x23000;
 const PHYSINFO_VA: usize = 0x24000;
 const FB_VA: usize = 0x100000;
-const FB_WIDTH: Dimension = Dimension::new(640);
-const FB_HEIGHT: Dimension = Dimension::new(480);
-const FB_BPP: usize = 4;
-const FB_PAGES: usize = (FB_WIDTH.raw() as usize * FB_HEIGHT.raw() as usize * FB_BPP + 4095) / 4096;
+const DEFAULT_WIDTH: Dimension = Dimension::new(640);
+const DEFAULT_HEIGHT: Dimension = Dimension::new(480);
 
 pub fn configure(uart: &Uart, display_pid: ProcessId) {
     let gpu = match VirtioGpu::probe() {
@@ -38,8 +36,36 @@ pub fn configure(uart: &Uart, display_pid: ProcessId) {
     let cmd_phys = mmu::allocator::alloc_zeroed_page();
     map_page(pt, CMDBUF_VA, cmd_phys);
 
-    let fb_phys = alloc_contiguous(FB_PAGES);
-    map_range(pt, FB_VA, fb_phys, FB_PAGES);
+    gpu.init_device(vq_phys);
+
+    let queue = hw_virtio::queue::VirtioQueue::new(
+        hw_virtio::queue::QueueAddrs::from_base(vq_phys),
+    );
+    let dma = hw_virtio::gpu::GpuDmaAddrs {
+        cmd_pa: types::address::PhysicalAddress::from_raw(cmd_phys),
+        cmd_va: types::address::VirtualAddress::from_raw(cmd_phys),
+        resp_pa: types::address::PhysicalAddress::from_raw(cmd_phys + 512),
+    };
+    use hw_virtio::mmio::MmioAccess;
+
+    let (width, height) = match hw_virtio::gpu::get_display_info(gpu.mmio(), &queue, &dma) {
+        Some((w, h)) => {
+            uart.write_str("k-os: GPU display: ");
+            uart.write_dec(w as usize);
+            uart.put_char(b'x');
+            uart.write_dec(h as usize);
+            uart.put_char(b'\n');
+            (Dimension::new(w as u16), Dimension::new(h as u16))
+        }
+        None => {
+            uart.write_str("k-os: GPU display: using default 640x480\n");
+            (DEFAULT_WIDTH, DEFAULT_HEIGHT)
+        }
+    };
+
+    let fb_pages = (width.raw() as usize * height.raw() as usize * 4 + 4095) / 4096;
+    let fb_phys = alloc_contiguous(fb_pages);
+    map_range(pt, FB_VA, fb_phys, fb_pages);
 
     let info_phys = mmu::allocator::alloc_zeroed_page();
     map_page(pt, PHYSINFO_VA, info_phys);
@@ -48,12 +74,11 @@ pub fn configure(uart: &Uart, display_pid: ProcessId) {
         core::ptr::write_volatile(info, cmd_phys as u64);
         core::ptr::write_volatile(info.add(1), (cmd_phys + 512) as u64);
         core::ptr::write_volatile(info.add(2), fb_phys as u64);
-        core::ptr::write_volatile(info.add(3), FB_WIDTH.raw() as u64);
-        core::ptr::write_volatile(info.add(4), FB_HEIGHT.raw() as u64);
+        core::ptr::write_volatile(info.add(3), width.raw() as u64);
+        core::ptr::write_volatile(info.add(4), height.raw() as u64);
     }
 
-    gpu.init_device(vq_phys);
-    if gpu.setup_framebuffer(cmd_phys, vq_phys, fb_phys, FB_WIDTH, FB_HEIGHT) {
+    if gpu.setup_framebuffer(cmd_phys, vq_phys, fb_phys, width, height) {
         uart.write_str("k-os: VirtIO GPU configured\n");
     } else {
         uart.write_str("k-os: VirtIO GPU setup failed (display will be headless)\n");
diff --git a/crates/apps/snake/src/main.rs b/crates/apps/snake/src/main.rs
index 3f25c3c..b3c2e0f 100644
--- a/crates/apps/snake/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/apps/snake/src/main.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use display_server::protocol::DisplayRequest;
 
 const INPUT_EP: CapSlot = CapSlot::const_new(0);
 const DISPLAY_EP: CapSlot = CapSlot::const_new(1);
-const TICK_DELAY: u64 = 2_000_000;
+const TICK_DELAY: u64 = 5_000_000;
 const MAX_RENDER_CMDS: usize = 140;
 
 fn display_send(req: &DisplayRequest) {
@@ -50,20 +50,17 @@ extern "C" fn main() {
         }
         flush();
 
-        wait_tick();
-        handle_input(&mut snake);
-        snake.tick();
-
         if snake.state() == GameState::GameOver {
             let gw = renderer::grid_pixel_width();
             let gh = renderer::grid_pixel_height();
-            draw_rect(gw / 2 - 60, gh / 2 - 12, 120, 24, 0xFF800000);
+            draw_rect(gw / 2 - 60, gh / 2 - 12, 120, 24, 0xFFCC0000);
             flush();
-
-            let end = Ticks::from_raw(syscall::get_time().raw() + 50_000_000);
-            while syscall::get_time().raw() < end.raw() { syscall::yield_now(); }
-            return;
+            loop { syscall::yield_now(); }
         }
+
+        wait_tick();
+        handle_input(&mut snake);
+        snake.tick();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/hw-virtio/src/gpu.rs b/crates/hw-virtio/src/gpu.rs
index 00601c9..1352948 100644
--- a/crates/hw-virtio/src/gpu.rs
+++ b/crates/hw-virtio/src/gpu.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,24 @@ fn write_cmd_header(cmd_va: VirtualAddress, cmd_type: u32) {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn get_display_info(mmio: &impl MmioAccess, queue: &VirtioQueue, dma: &GpuDmaAddrs) -> Option<(u32, u32)> {
+    write_cmd_header(dma.cmd_va, 0x0100);
+    let descs = [
+        Descriptor { addr: dma.cmd_pa.raw() as u64, len: 24, writable: false },
+        Descriptor { addr: dma.resp_pa.raw() as u64, len: 408, writable: true },
+    ];
+    if !queue.submit(mmio, &descs) { return None; }
+    unsafe {
+        let resp = dma.resp_pa.raw() as usize;
+        let resp_va = dma.cmd_va.raw() + 512;
+        let resp_type = core::ptr::read_volatile(resp_va as *const u32);
+        if resp_type != 0x1101 { return None; }
+        let w = core::ptr::read_volatile((resp_va + 24 + 8) as *const u32);
+        let h = core::ptr::read_volatile((resp_va + 24 + 12) as *const u32);
+        if w > 0 && h > 0 { Some((w, h)) } else { None }
+    }
+}
+
 fn submit_cmd(mmio: &impl MmioAccess, queue: &VirtioQueue, dma: &GpuDmaAddrs, cmd_len: u32) -> bool {
     let descs = [
         Descriptor { addr: dma.cmd_pa.raw() as u64, len: cmd_len, writable: false },