I'm installing gentoo-amd64 on a new Tyan K8S Pro (S2882). I'm using 2004.2 livecd, with stock smp kernel (2.6.7-gentoo-r11). I've SATA disk drives connected to the first 3 SATA channels, and they are all working. So the statement "Note: Only channels 1 and 2 work on the Silicon Image 3114. Channels 3 and 4 aren't working yet" does not look accurate any longer. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
i think jhuebel fixed that a while ago