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RIFF JTAG – Asus Padfone 2 A68 Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

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28.09.2013  RIFF JTAG – Asus Padfone 2 A68  Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Asus Padfone A68 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.

To resurrect Asus Padfone A68:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Asus Padfone A68 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure Asus Padfone A68 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;

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RIFF JTAG – Asus Padfone Infinity A80 Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

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28.09.2013  RIFF JTAG – Asus Padfone Infinity A80 Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Asus Padfone A80 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.

To resurrect Asus Padfone A80:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Asus Padfone A80 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure Asus Padfone A80 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;

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RIFF JTAG – LG E975W Optimus GJ (LG Gee B) Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

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28.09.2013  RIFF JTAG – LG E975W Optimus GJ (LG Gee B) Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

Repairing bricked LG E975W with the RIFF Box 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 while battery is inserted. Please note, battery must be charged. If battery is not charged enough there is chance of getting 0x42 error during connection stage.

To resurrect LG E975W:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to LG E975W JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure LG E975W 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

To enter emergency mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold both ‘Volume down’ and ‘Camera’ keys and press ‘Power ON’ button.

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RIFF JTAG – Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos I589 Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

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28.09.2013 RIFF JTAG – Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos I589 Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung I589 is easy with the RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered when USB Data Cable is inserted while battery is inside. If you don’t use USB cable, make sure to hold Power On button during JTAG connection establishing phase.

To resurrect Samsung I589 do this:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I589 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert battery and connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Make sure Samsung I589 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Wait few seconds until 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.
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RIFF JTAG – NTT DoCoMo Samsung SGH-N055 Galaxy S IV LTE SC-04E Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

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31.08.2013  RIFF JTAG – NTT DoCoMo Samsung SGH-N055 Galaxy S IV LTE SC-04E Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung SC-04E is easy with the RIFF Box.
Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is inserted. Please note, battery must be charged. If battery is not charged enough there is chance of getting 0x42 error during connection stage.
During Resurrection process you can select areas to be resurrected. Select them wisely: selecting everything in one bunch may just increase flashing time while it’s possible that all you need is to repair only few certain areas.

To resurrect Samsung SC-04E:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung SC-04E JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable or insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung SC-04E 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.
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RIFF JTAG – Huawei modem U173-u2 Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

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31.09.2013  RIFF JTAG – Huawei modem U173-u2 Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

Resurrecting Huawei E173U2 is simple. Just make sure you solder all JTAG signals and insert modem into a USB port for it to get powered.
If modem is not detected by RIFFBOX JTAG, disconnect JTAG connector, re-insert modem into USB and then connect back the JTAG connector.

To resurrect Huawei E173U2:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Huawei E173U2 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert Huawei E173U2 modem into any USB port for power;
  •  Make sure Huawei E173U2 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  De-solder JTAG wires;

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RIFF JTAG – Samsung SHW-M250S Galaxy S II Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

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31.08.2013   RIFF JTAG – Samsung SHW-M250S Galaxy S II Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

Samsung M250S is based on the S5PV310 (Exynos 4210) 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 M250S:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung M250S JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung M250S 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 – Pantech Vega No6 IM-A860S boot repair supported

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10.08.2013  RIFF JTAG – Pantech Vega No6 IM-A860S boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Pantech A860S is easy with the RIFF Box.

To resurrect Pantech A860S:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Pantech A860S JTAG pads;
  •  Insert Pantech A860S into any USB port for power;
  •  Make sure Pantech A860S is selected in the list of models;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Select areas to be repaired in the settings window;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  De-solder JTAG wires;

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RIFF JTAG – Pantech Vega LTE M IM-A810S SKY boot repair supported

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10.08.2013  RIFF JTAG – Pantech Vega LTE M IM-A810S SKY boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Pantech A810S is easy with the RIFF Box.

To resurrect Pantech A810S:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Pantech A810S JTAG pads;
  •  Insert Pantech A810S into any USB port for power;
  •  Make sure Pantech A810S is selected in the list of models;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Select areas to be repaired in the settings window;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  De-solder JTAG wires;

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RIFF JTAG – Pantech Vega IM-A650S boot repair supported

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10.08.2013  RIFF JTAG – Pantech Vega IM-A650S boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Pantech A650S is easy with the RIFF Box.

To resurrect Pantech A650S:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Pantech A650S JTAG pads;
  •  Insert Pantech A650S into any USB port for power;
  •  Make sure Pantech A650S is selected in the list of models;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Select areas to be repaired in the settings window;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  De-solder JTAG wires;

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