RIFF JTAG – Samsung SGH-i727 Galaxy S II Skyrocket Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair, World First ! ! !

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14.03.2012    RIFF JTAG – Samsung SGH-i727 Galaxy S II Skyrocket Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair, World First ! ! ! 

Repairing bricked Samsung I727 is easy with the RIFF Box. The device is based on the Qualcomm APQ8060 chipset.
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 I727:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I727 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung I727 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 ‘Volume Down’ key and press Power-On.

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RIFF JTAG – T-Mobile Samsung SGH-T989 Galaxy S II Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair supported, World First ! ! !

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14.03.2012   RIFF JTAG – T-Mobile Samsung SGH-T989 Galaxy S II Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair supported, World First  ! ! !

Repairing bricked Samsung T989 is easy with the RIFF Box. The device is based on the Qualcomm APQ8060 chipset.
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 T989:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung T989 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung T989 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 ‘Volume Down’ key and press Power-On.

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RIFF JTAG – HTC Sensation (HTC Pyramid) Unbrick, ModelID, CID, IMEI repair Supported

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14.03.2012   RIFF JTAG – HTC Sensation  (HTC Pyramid)  Unbrick, ModelID, CID, IMEI repair Supported

Repairing bricked HTC Sensation 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 (except FSBL area) and will re-write PDA’s SPL version 1.18.0000. Additionally to SPL and Radio zones, the zone which contains Model ID is re-flashed too. Thus after resurrection phone will have Model ID = ‘PG5813000’.
There is option to reflash BOOT and RECOVERY zones.

To resurrect HTC Sensation:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to HTC Sensation JTAG pads;
  •  Insert batter and connect USB Data cable;
  •  Make sure HTC Sensation 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 – SonyEricsson new BOOTROM support and more !

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13.03.2012   RIFF JTAG – SonyEricsson new BOOTROM support and more !

Whats new:

 Unlock/Repair TA is now supported for new BOOTROM version in following models:

  • E15a (SE_E15a.dll),
  • E15i (SE_X8.dll),
  • U20a (SE_U20a.dll),
  • U20i (SE_U20i.dll),
  • E10i (SE_X10_Mini.dll)

HTC Neon Unbrick – Boot Repair, IMEI and CID update supported.

 

RIFF JTAG – LG P350 Pecan / Optimus Me Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

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12.03.2012   RIFF JTAG – LG P350 Pecan / Optimus Me Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

Resurrecting LG P350 is very hard because it requires non-beginner soldering skills (since JTAG pads on board are very small and are close to each other).
Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC. Battery presence is not required; connection can be established with detached board.

To resurrect LG P350:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to LG P350 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure LG P350 is selected in the list of models;
  •  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. We used KDZ_FW_UPD update software (with settings Type = 3GQCP, PhoneMode = EMERGENCY) to flash the *.KDZ firmware into phone.

To enter emergency mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold ‘Volume down’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button. In few seconds you should see emergency mode screen saying “DOWNLOAD MODE”.

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RIFF JTAG – Samsung SGH-T499 Dart (Samsung Tass) Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

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06.03.2012   RIFF JTAG – Samsung SGH-T499 Dart (Samsung Tass) Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung T499 is easy with RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is inside. In case you use the battery only please note you will have to press Power On key once.

To resurrect Samsung T499:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung T499 JTAG pads;
  •  Make sure Samsung T499 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Insert Battery into phone and connect USB cable (in case you not use USB cable, press once the Power ON key on the phone)
  •  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 known flashing methods.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold both ‘Volume Up’ and ‘Home’ keys and press ‘Power ON’ button. In few seconds phone enters download mode.

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RIFF JTAG – CDMA Updates (Samsung S189, B219, Alcatel OT255C)

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01.03.2012   RIFF JTAG – CDMA Updates (Samsung S189, B219, Alcatel OT255C)

Whats new:

Added full  support for following models:

  • Alcatel OT255C  (Boot repair, read/write flash)
  • Samsung S189   (Boot repair, read/write flash)
  • Samsung B219 (Boot repair, read/write flash)

Connection pinouts and repair instructions are also available, integrated into updates.

RIFF JTAG – Samsung GT-S5360 Galaxy Y Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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01.03.2012   Samsung GT-S5360 Galaxy Y Unbrick – Boot repair supported

Resurrecting Samsung S5360 is easy. 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 S5360:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S5360 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung S5360 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 – Samsung Wave 3 GT-S8600 Unbrick – Boot repair supported, World First ! ! !

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29.02.2012    Samsung Wave 3 GT-S8600 Unbrick – Boot repair supported, World First !  !  !

Resurrecting Samsung S8600 is easy. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected.
Please note, MSM8255T is dual core chipset – it has ARM11 and Qualcomm Scorpion cores. During power on sequence only ARM11 core is visible on the JTAG chain. If boots are not completely damaged and it comes up to initializing of the Scorpion core then Scorpion core appears on the JTAG chain too. This will shift ARM11 from TAP0 into TAP1 position on the chain, while current resurrector has the ARM11 core hardcoded at TAP0 position. Thus make sure to establish JTAG connection in the time range while Scorpion core is not visible yet.

To resurrect Samsung S8600:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S8600 JTAG pads;
  •  Make sure Samsung S8600 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Insert battery and connect USB Data cable;
  •  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 both ‘Volume Down’ and ‘Menu’ keys and press ‘Power ON’ button.

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RIFF JTAG – JTAG Manager v1.40 Released

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29.02.2012    JTAG Manager v1.40 Released

Whats new:

  • Solved the problem with download of updates. Now no more nasty ‘Out of Disk Space’ error!!!Some users could experience this kind of error during download of large files (30MB and more). These errors were often with Wi-Fi configurations where certain routers dind’t handled passive ports FTP data transfers properly.
  • Added check if JTAG Manager is running with administrator rights (in case it is installed in Program Files location).
    This solves issues for older operating systems (Windows XP) which have no UAC and no manifest means controlling elevation of application rights. Thus –  now if the JTAG Manager is started without administator rights it will restart itself with request to run it “as administrator”.
  • Embedded font for text message window on JTAG Read/Write page.
  • Improved displaying of DLL version information: If FileVersion info is available JTAG Manger will display it rather than the internal version supplied by DLL.
    This simplifies version tracking for us.
  • Download speed limit is increased to 250kb/s

Please click “Check for Updates” button in order to download and apply new updates.