--- cups-1.2.7/backend/usb-unix.c.direct-usb	2006-11-15 20:28:39.000000000 +0000
+++ cups-1.2.7/backend/usb-unix.c	2006-11-16 16:23:51.000000000 +0000
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
     */
 
     use_bc = strcasecmp(hostname, "Canon") && !strstr(hostname, "Minolta");
+    if (use_bc && !strncmp(uri, "usb:/dev/", 9))
+      use_bc = 0;
 
     if ((device_fd = open_device(uri, &use_bc)) == -1)
     {
@@ -302,12 +304,7 @@
   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))
   {