Ok, it looks like this will be relatively easy; there's already support for failing to configure displays when the framebuffer gets bigger than the maximum virtual size. Adding a check to fail when the framebuffer gets bigger than the max GL texture size *should* be straightforward.
** Changed in: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu Oneiric) Status: Confirmed => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/824099 Title: Max GL texture size can break multi-head To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/824099/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs