I played with Geode and Debian some time ago (over one year, which means in the hazy past as far as I'm concerned --- not good with dates ;), and they were not

I played with Geode and Debian some time ago (over one year, which means in the hazy past as far as I'm concerned --- not good with dates ;), and they were not supported already. I forgot the details and when it happened exactly, but they're not full 586 as expected by Debian i386 builds. Some needed instruction is missing.