--- cups-1.2.1/backend/usb-unix.c.direct-usb	2006-07-04 17:50:28.000000000 +0100
+++ cups-1.2.1/backend/usb-unix.c	2006-07-04 17:51:56.000000000 +0100
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
     */
 
     use_bc = strcasecmp(hostname, "Canon") != 0;
+    if (use_bc && !strncmp(uri, "usb:/dev/", 9))
+      use_bc = 0;
 
     if ((device_fd = open_device(uri, &use_bc)) == -1)
     {
@@ -327,12 +329,7 @@
   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))
   {