--- 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))

   {