--- rc.multi.orig	2009-03-10 22:04:12.000000000 +0100
+++ rc.multi	    2009-05-31 13:49:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -12,10 +12,15 @@
 # Start daemons
 for daemon in "${DAEMONS[@]}"; do
 	if [ "$daemon" = "${daemon#!}" ]; then
-		if [ "$daemon" = "${daemon#@}" ]; then
-			start_daemon $daemon
+		if grep -q no"${daemon/@/}" /proc/cmdline
+		then
+			echo "not starting ${daemon/@/}"
 		else
-			start_daemon_bkgd ${daemon:1}
+			if [ "$daemon" = "${daemon#@}" ]; then
+				start_daemon $daemon
+			else
+				start_daemon_bkgd ${daemon:1}
+			fi
 		fi
 	fi
 done