In this case you could try to add to the kernel command line (at the IPL prompt) one (or both) of: hp_sdc.blacklist=yes hp_sdc.no_hpsdc=1Awesome! hp_sdc.no_hpsdc=1 does the trick. Thanks much for the great help!
Great, but I still think blacklisting the machine in the driver is the better way :-) Helge