might try the following how-to
http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Sound-HOWTO
Thomas & Peter wrote:
>
> I am a total newbie. I've had a computer for 1 1/2 years. I never
> worked with Dos. I got sick of Win 98 always crashing. I have
> everything running except my sound card.
> I am running Mandrake 6.0 and my sound card is a Sound Blaster Live. I
> went to their download site and downloaded the driver. It has two ways
> to execute it, automatic and manuel. When I try to use its self
> install. I get the error "can only run executibles on local disks only".
> I thought that was what my hard drive was. I even tried to install it
> the manul way but had no luck at that either.
> Creative is not offering any help for linux at this time. Do you have
> any suggestions.
>
> Thomas
