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*The AMD Geode GX 533@1.1W processor operates at 400 MHz, the AMD Geode GX 500@1.0W operates at 366 MHz, and the AMD Geode GX 466@0.9W processor operates at 333 MHz.Model numbers reflect performance as described here: http://www.amd.com/connectivitysolutions/geodegxbenchmark.


Note: All AMD Linux Patches for the AMD Geode™ LX Processor Family and the AMD Geode™ GX Processor Family have, or will be, mainstreamed. The following describes what kernel revision patches were mainstreamed and therefore available from kernel.org, X.org, and most distributions:

IDE Support (2.6.13), Main Kernel (2.6.14), ALSA (2.6.15), X.org (7.2), AES (Pending), Framebuffer (Pending), Video4Linux (Not Planned)

SoftwarePublication #RevisionIssue Date
AMD Geode™ LX processor/AMD Geode™ GX Processor and AMD Geode™ CS5535 Companion Device/AMD Geode™ CS5536 Companion Device      
 
VSA for AMD Geode™ LX LinuxBIOS  34.3KB  1.00 05/01/07 
 
Based Systems Virtualized PCI Configuration Space  252 KB (PDF) 32663 11/06/06 
 
LX800 AES Driver Tarball   02.01.0100 11/09/05 
 
CS5536 companion device Access Bus Driver Tarball   01.00.0401 11/09/05 
 
CS5535 companion device and CS5536 companion device ALSA Audio Driver Tarball   1.00.0500 03/13/06 
 
Xorg Common Patch for LX/GX    03.00.0100 12/20/05 
X.org 6.8.1 pristine source patch - supports LX and GX 
Xorg Common Tarball   03.00.0100 12/20/05 
 
LX800 Video4Linux2 Tarball   03.02.0100 11/09/05 
 
2.6.11 Kernel Patch Common for LX/GX   02.03.0100 12/20/05 
kernel.org 2.6.11 pristine source kernel patch - supports LX/5536 and GX/5535 
2.6.11 Kernel Patch Tarball Common for LX/GX   02.03.0100 12/20/05 
 
AMD Geode™ GeodeROM Functional Specification   1.42 MB 32087 03/27/06 
 
AMD Geode™ LX Processor/CS5536 Companion Device GeodeROM Porting Guide  40680 04/01/06 
 
AMD Geode™ GX Processors     
 
AMD Geode™ GX Processors* (GX 533@1.1W, GX 500@1.0W, GX 466@0.9W) - Linux 2.4.17 - Kernel Frame Buffer Driver   2.7.14 12/05/03 
Kernel frame buffer driver for AMD Geode GX processor-based platforms  
AMD Geode™ GX Processors* (GX 533@1.1W, GX 500@1.0W, GX 466@0.9W) - Linux 2.4.17 - XFree86 4.2.0 Graphics Device Driver   2.7.12 12/05/03 
XFree86 graphics device driver for AMD Geode GX processor-based platforms 
AMD Geode™ GX Processors* (GX 533@1.1W, GX 500@1.0W, GX 466@0.9W) - Linux 2.4.17 - OSS Audio Driver   1.2.0 01/15/04 
OSS-model Linux audio driver for AMD Geode GX processor-based platforms 
AMD Geode™ GX Processors* (GX 533@1.1W, GX 500@1.0W, GX 466@0.9W), Geode SC1200/SC1201/SC2200/SC3200 Processors, and Geode GX1 Processors - Linux 2.4.17 - Kernel Frame Buffer Driver   2.7.7 03/28/03 
Kernel frame buffer driver for AMD Geode GX processor-based platforms  
AMD Geode™ GX Processors* (GX 533@1.1W, GX 500@1.0W, GX 466@0.9W), Geode SC1200/SC1201/SC2200/SC3200 Processors, and Geode GX1 Processors - Linux 2.4.17 - XFree 4.2.0 Graphics Device Driver   2.7.6 02/14/03 
XFree graphics device driver for AMD Geode GX processor-based platforms 
AMD Geode™ GX Processors* (GX 533@1.1W, GX 500@1.0W, GX 466@0.9W) - Linux 2.4.24 - XFree86 Graphics Driver   2.08 06/03/04 
XFree86 graphics device driver for AMD Geode GX processor-based platforms 
AMD Geode™ GX Processors* (GX 533@1.1W, GX 500@1.0W, GX 466@0.9W) - Linux 2.4.24 - OSS Audio Driver   2.00 06/03/04 
OSS-model Linux audio driver for AMD Geode GX processor-based platforms 
AMD Geode™ GX Processors* (GX 533@1.1W, GX 500@1.0W, GX 466@0.9W) - Linux 2.4.24 - Kernel Patch   1.00 06/03/04 
Kernel patch for AMD Geode GX processor and IDE UDMA on the AMD Geode™ CS5535 companion device. 
AMD Geode™ GX Processor Based Systems VSA2 Programmer’s Guide   268 KB 32664 03/27/06 
 
AMD Geode™ GX Processor/CS5535 Companion Device GeodeROM Porting Guide   220 KB 32430 04/01/06 
 
AMD Geode™ Single Chip Processors     
 
AMD Geode™ SC1100, SC1200/SC1201, SC2200, and SC3200 Processors - Linux 2.4.17 - OSS Audio Driver   1.2.0 01/15/04 
OSS-model Linux audio driver for AMD Geode single chip processor-based platforms  
AMD Geode™ SC1100/SC1200/SC1201/SC2200/SC300 Processors - Linux 2.4.17 - UDMA Driver Patch   1.3.2 10/10/02 
Kernel patch for UDMA support on AMD Geode single chip processor-based platforms 
AMD Geode™ SC1100/SC1200/SC1201/SC2200/SC300 Processors - Linux 2.4.17 ACCESS.bus Driver   1.3.1 04/09/03 
The driver enables access to devices connected to either ACB1 or ACB2 on AMD Geode single chip processor-based platforms  
AMD Geode™ SC1200/SC1201 Processors - Linux 2.4.17 - V4L2 Driver   2.3.2 04/24/03 
Video4Linux2 driver for AMD Geode SC1200 and SC1201 processor-based platforms 
AMD Geode™ SC1200/SC1201, SC2200, and SC3200 Processors - Linux 2.4.17 - XFree86 4.2.0 Graphics Device Driver - Beta Release   2.7.12 05/14/04 
XFree graphics device driver for AMD Geode single chip processor-based platforms - Beta release 
AMD Geode™ SC1200/SC1201/SC2200/SC3200 Processors - Linux 2.4.17 - Kernel Frame Buffer Driver - Beta Release   2.7.14 05/14/04 
Kernel frame buffer driver for AMD Geode single chip processor-based platforms - Beta release 
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