RIFF JTAG – Samsung GT-i9105 Galaxy S II Plus Unbrick – Dead boot repair supported

27.05.2013  RIFF JTAG – Samsung GT-i9105 Galaxy S II Plus Unbrick – Dead boot repair supported

Samsung I9105 is based on the Broadcom BCM28145 Processor (Cortex-A9 Dual-Core).
Note, one simple way to connect over JTAG – connect USB cable to PC and insert battery. In this case phone is automatically powered on.

To resurrect Samsung I9105:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I9105 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung I9105 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Make sure a fixed TCK frequency is selected;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  Disconnect USB cable, de-solder JTAG wires;

Now phone is in bootable condition, that is, even if it does not start up normally, you can flash it using original Samsung downloader software to restore it to the working state.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold both ‘Volume Down’ and ‘Home’ keys and press Power-On.

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RIFF JTAG – Samsung GT-i9082 Galaxy Grand Duos (Samsung Baffin) Unbrick – Dead boot repair supported

27.05.2013  RIFF JTAG – Samsung GT-i9082 Galaxy Grand Duos (Samsung Baffin)  Unbrick – Dead boot repair supported

Samsung I9082 is based on the Broadcom BCM28155 Processor (Cortex-A9 Dual-Core). JTAG pads are very small; professional experience in soldering is required to connect wires to the JTAG interface.
Note, one simple way to connect over JTAG – connect USB cable to PC and insert battery. In this case phone is automatically powered on.

To resurrect Samsung I9082:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I9082 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung I9082 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Make sure a fixed TCK frequency is selected;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  Disconnect USB cable, de-solder JTAG wires;

Now phone is in bootable condition, that is, even if it does not start up normally, you can flash it using original Samsung downloader software to restore it to the working state.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold both ‘Volume Down’ and ‘Home’ keys and press Power-On.

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RIFF JTAG – Samsung Gt-S5380k Wave Y Unbrick – Dead boot repair supported

27.05.2013 RIFF JTAG – Samsung Gt-S5380k Wave Y Unbrick – Dead boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung S5380K is easy with the RIFF Box. To power the phone connect USB cable and insert battery. Sometimes it’s needed to press Power On key.
In case phone is not detected de-power phone completely, then wait few seconds, insert USB cable and then insert battery.

To resurrect Samsung S5380K:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S5380K JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung S5380K is selected in the list of models;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  Disconnect USB cable, de-solder JTAG wires;

Now phone is in bootable condition, that is, even if it does not start up normally, you can flash it using original Samsung downloader software to restore it to the working state.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold both ‘Volume Down’ and ‘Menu’ keys and press Power-On.
  •  If nothing happens, try an alternative: hold both ‘Volume Up’ and ‘Menu’ keys and press Power-On.

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RIFF JTAG – HTC Desire VC T328d Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

09.05.2013  RIFF JTAG – HTC Desire VC T328d Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

Repairing bricked HTC DesireVC (PK7810000) is easy with the RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC. Battery presence may be required.
In case you have no USB cable near, make sure battery is charged enough and hold Power On button during initiation of JTAG connection.
Resurrector will reflash radio’s boot zone and will re-write PDA’s SPL to 1.27.0000 version. Additionally to SPL and Radio zones, the zone which contains Model ID is re-flashed too. Thus after resurrection phone will have Model ID = ‘PK7810000’.

To resurrect HTC DesireVC (PK7810000):

  •  Solder JTAG cable to HTC DesireVC (PK7810000) JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure HTC DesireVC (PK7810000) is selected in the list of models;
  •  If you use battery, press Power On key;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  Disconnect power supply, de-solder JTAG wires;

Now phone is in bootable condition, that is, even if it does not start up normally, you can flash it using known flashing methods.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold ‘Volume Down’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button.

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RIFF JTAG – RIFF JTAG Manager v1.49, RIFF Box Firmware v1.35 released (Cortex-A15, Cortex-A5)

24.04.2013   RIFF JTAG – RIFF JTAG Manager v1.49, RIFF Box Firmware v1.35 released (Cortex-A15, Cortex-A5)

Whats new:

RIFF Box Firmware v1.35

  •   Added support for Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A5 cores.
  •   Fixed emergency script issue for multi-cored Cortex MCUs: it was executed after first core was halted.

Now it is executed after all core(s) (if specified by reset strategy) are processed (halted).

 

RIFF JTAG Manager v1.49

  •   Added support for Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A5 cores.
  •   New Popup balloon is added with hints about ‘Dead Body ID is wrong’ error.
  •   Added Windows 8 support.
  •   Added “RIFFBOX on the Network” button (BOX Service Page).
    User can easily visit some main RIFFBOX’s internet locations.
  •   Some new IDCODES added to the search engine (CTRL+F)

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RIFF JTAG – HTC Windows Phone 8S (HTC Rio) Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI, SuperCID repair supported

19.04.2013  RIFF JTAG – HTC Windows Phone 8S (HTC Rio) Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI, SuperCID repair supported

Repairing bricked HTC 8S (PM5910002) is easy with the RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected.
Additionally to SPL and Radio zones, the zone which contains Model ID is re-flashed too. Thus after resurrection phone will have Model ID = ‘PM5910002’.

To resurrect HTC 8S (PM5910002):

  •  Solder JTAG cable to HTC 8S (PM5910002) JTAG pads;
  •  Insert batter and connect USB Data cable;
  •  Make sure HTC 8S (PM5910002) is selected in the list of models;
  •  If you use only battery, press Power On key;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  Disconnect power supply, de-solder JTAG wires;

Now phone is in bootable condition, that is, even if it does not start up normally you can flash it using known flashing methods.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold ‘Volume Down’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button.

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RIFF JTAG – HTC Windows Phone 8X LTE 16GB Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI, SuperCID repair supported

19.04.2013  RIFF JTAG – HTC Windows Phone 8X LTE 16GB Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI, SuperCID repair supported

Repairing bricked HTC 8X (PM2320000) is easy with the RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected.
Additionally to SPL and Radio zones, the zone which contains Model ID is re-flashed too. Thus after resurrection phone will have Model ID = ‘PM232****’.

To resurrect HTC 8X (PM2320000):

  •  Solder JTAG cable to HTC 8X (PM2320000) JTAG pads;
  •  Insert batter and connect USB Data cable;
  •  Make sure HTC 8X (PM2320000) is selected in the list of models;
  •  If you use only battery, press Power On key;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  Disconnect power supply, de-solder JTAG wires;

Now phone is in bootable condition, that is, even if it does not start up normally you can flash it using known flashing methods.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold ‘Volume Down’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button.

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RIFF JTAG – HTC EVO 3D CDMA Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI, SuperCID repair supported

19.04.2013   RIFF JTAG – HTC EVO 3D CDMA Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI, SuperCID repair supported

Repairing bricked HTC Evo3D CDMA (PG8610000) is easy with the RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected.
Resurrector will reflash radio’s boot zone and will re-write PDA’s HBOOT version 1.50.0000.
There is option to reflash BOOT and RECOVERY zones.

To resurrect HTC Evo3D CDMA (PG8610000):

  •  Solder JTAG cable to HTC Evo3D CDMA (PG8610000) JTAG pads;
  •  Insert batter and connect USB Data cable;
  •  Make sure HTC Evo3D CDMA (PG8610000) is selected in the list of models;
  •  If you use only battery, press Power On key;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  Disconnect power supply, de-solder JTAG wires;

Now phone is in bootable condition, that is, even if it does not start up normally you can flash it using known flashing methods.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold ‘Volume Down’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button.

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RIFF JTAG – T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide (HTC Doubleshot) Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI, SuperCID repair supported

19.04.2013  RIFF JTAG – T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide (HTC Doubleshot) Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI, SuperCID repair supported

Repairing bricked HTC MyTouch4G (PG5910000) is easy with the RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected.
Resurrector will reflash radio’s boot zone and will re-write PDA’s HBOOT version 1.44.1107.
There is option to reflash BOOT and RECOVERY zones.

To resurrect HTC MyTouch4G (PG5910000):

  •  Solder JTAG cable to HTC MyTouch4G (PG5910000) JTAG pads;
  •  Insert batter and connect USB Data cable;
  •  Make sure HTC MyTouch4G (PG5910000) is selected in the list of models;
  •  If you use only battery, press Power On key;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  Disconnect power supply, de-solder JTAG wires;

Now phone is in bootable condition, that is, even if it does not start up normally you can flash it using known flashing methods.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold ‘Volume Down’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button.

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RIFF JTAG – HTC Titan X310E (HTC Eternity) Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI and SuperCID repair supported

19.04.2013  RIFF JTAG – HTC Titan X310E (HTC Eternity) Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI and SuperCID repair supported

Repairing bricked HTC Titan (PI3911000) is easy with the RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected. Please note, battery presense is required.
Some (or all) revisions of HTC Titan (PI3911000) boards have JTAG interface disabled (that is enable MARM JTAG Fuse is blown in the MSM chip). In this case the JTAG may be enabled only by firmware itself. This is done by the DBL loader, so if DBL area is damanged and MCU has JTAG Disable FUSE blown then there is no way to resurrect your phone via JTAG interface. However, in this case you may use HTC Titan (PI3911000) USB DLL version which does not require JTAG interface and does resurrection procedure via USB cable.
Resurrector will reflash radio’s boot zone (except DBL area) and will re-write PDA’s SPL. Additionally to SPL and Radio zones, the zone which contains Model ID is re-flashed too. Thus after resurrection phone will have Model ID = ‘PI3911000’.

To resurrect HTC Titan (PI3911000):

  •  Solder JTAG cable to HTC Titan (PI3911000) JTAG pads;
  •  Insert battery and connect USB Data cable;
  •  Make sure HTC Titan (PI3911000) is selected in the list of models;
  •  If you use only battery, press Power On key;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  Disconnect power supply, de-solder JTAG wires;

Now phone is in bootable condition, that is, even if it does not start up normally you can flash it using known flashing methods.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold ‘Volume Down’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button.

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