I'm using xboxdrv on Ubuntu to gather input from Xbox controllers. With wired controllers I can get 4+ controller inputs very easily:
xboxdrv --daemon -i 0 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller -i 1 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller -i 2 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller -i 3 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller -i 4 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller -i 5 --detach-kernel-driver
But with wireless controllers I can only get up to 4
xboxdrv --daemon -w 0 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller -w 1 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller -w 2 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller -w 3 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller -w 4 --detach-kernel-driver \
--next-controller -w 5 --detach-kernel-driver
-- [ ERROR ] ------------------------------------------------------
wireless id must be within 0 and 3
What do I need to do to be able to get input from more than four wireless controllers? I know that each wireless receiver can only handle 4 controllers each, but shouldn't it work if I have 2 wireless receivers and eight controllers?