--- cups-1.2.8/backend/usb-unix.c.direct-usb	2007-02-05 20:25:50.000000000 +0000
+++ cups-1.2.8/backend/usb-unix.c	2007-02-14 17:44:40.000000000 +0000
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
              strcasecmp(hostname, "Canon") &&
              strncasecmp(hostname, "Konica", 6) &&
              strncasecmp(hostname, "Minolta", 7);
+    if (use_bc && !strncmp(uri, "usb:/dev/", 9))
+      use_bc = 0;
 #endif /* __FreeBSD__ || __NetBSD__ || __OpenBSD__ || __DragonFly__ */
  
     if ((device_fd = open_device(uri, &use_bc)) == -1)
@@ -304,12 +306,7 @@
   if (!strncmp(uri, "usb:/dev/", 9))
 #ifdef __linux
   {
-   /*
-    * Do not allow direct devices anymore...
-    */
-
-    errno = ENODEV;
-    return (-1);
+    return (open(uri + 4, O_RDWR | O_EXCL));
   }
   else if (!strncmp(uri, "usb://", 6))
   {