In my case, the scanner hardware is BearPaw 1200 CU Plus.
Get the firmware file PS1Gfw.usb from your scanner installation disk or google for it. Plug in the hardware to an USB port.
sudo yum -y install skanlite xsane sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/sane/gt68xx sudo cp PS1Gfw.usb /usr/share/sane/gt68xx/ sane-find-scanner
The last command outputs something like:
found USB scanner (vendor=0x055f, product=0x021b [USB Scanner], chip=GT-6816) at libusb:008:002 found USB scanner (vendor=0x147e [TouchStrip ], product=0x1000 [Fingerprint Sensor ]) at libusb:004:003
Adjust the below to this output in case when your hardware is different.
sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/gt68xx.conf
Locate string “usb 0x055f 0x021b” and replace with:
usb 0x055f 0x021b override "override mustek-bearpaw-2400-cu" firmware "/usr/share/sane/gt68xx/PS1Gfw.usb" vendor "Mustek" model "BearPaw 1200 CU Plus" afe 0x20 0x02 0x22 0x03 0x1f 0x04
You should be able to use Applications->Graphics->Scanner Tool or Scanlite now.
Scanner in Linux: BearPaw 1200 CU Plus