--- /dev/null
+--- 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 @@
+ use_bc = strcasecmp(hostname, "Canon") &&
+ strcasecmp(hostname, "Konica Minolta") &&
+ strcasecmp(hostname, "Minolta");
++ 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))
+ {