--- orig/cups-1.5.0/backend/usb-libusb.c	2011-11-01 02:28:20.000000000 +0100
+++ cups-1.5.0/backend/usb-libusb.c	2011-11-02 00:54:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -339,9 +339,11 @@
 	    * 1284.4 (packet mode) protocol as well.
 	    */
 
-	    if (altptr->bInterfaceClass != USB_CLASS_PRINTER ||
-	        altptr->bInterfaceSubClass != 1 ||
-		(altptr->bInterfaceProtocol != 1 &&	/* Unidirectional */
+	    if (( altptr->bInterfaceClass != USB_CLASS_PRINTER ||  altptr->bInterfaceSubClass != 1 ) &&  
+		/* Ugly patch for Epson Receipt Printer M129C */
+		( device->descriptor.idVendor != 0x04b8 && device->descriptor.idProduct != 0x0202 ) ) 
+	      continue;
+	    if ((altptr->bInterfaceProtocol != 1 &&	/* Unidirectional */
 		 altptr->bInterfaceProtocol != 2) ||	/* Bidirectional */
 		altptr->bInterfaceProtocol < protocol)
 	      continue;
@@ -383,8 +385,7 @@
 
             if (!open_device(&printer, data != NULL))
 	    {
-	      if (!get_device_id(&printer, device_id, sizeof(device_id)))
-	      {
+	  get_device_id(&printer, device_id, sizeof(device_id));
                 make_device_uri(&printer, device_id, device_uri,
 		                sizeof(device_uri));
 
@@ -402,7 +403,6 @@
 					   bEndpointAddress;
 		  return (&printer);
 		}
-              }
 
               close_device(&printer);
 	    }
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
 
   mfglen = strlen(mfg);
 
-  if (!strncasecmp(mdl, mfg, mfglen) && _cups_isspace(mdl[mfglen]))
+  if ( mdl && !strncasecmp(mdl, mfg, mfglen) && _cups_isspace(mdl[mfglen]))
   {
     mdl += mfglen + 1;