--- cups-1.2rc1/backend/usb-unix.c.direct-usb	2006-04-04 15:57:47.000000000 +0100
+++ cups-1.2rc1/backend/usb-unix.c	2006-04-04 15:58:26.000000000 +0100
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
 
   if (!strncmp(uri, "usb:/dev/", 9))
 #ifdef __linux
-    return (-1); /* Do not allow direct devices anymore */
+    return (open(uri + 4, O_RDWR | O_EXCL));
   else if (!strncmp(uri, "usb://", 6))
   {
    /*