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RIFF JTAG – Samsung Nexus S (i9023) Unbrick Boot repair supported

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04.05.2011  Samsung Nexus S (i9023) Unbrick Boot repair supported

Samsung I9023 is based on the S5PCxxx Processor (ARM core is Cortex-A8).
Note, one simple way to connect over JTAG – connect USB cable to PC and insert battery. In this case phone is automatically powered on. But note, in very rare cases it is possible that you will have to hold Power On key during initial connection.
Current resurrector has two different versions of primary boot loaders (PBL) embedded. This depends on hardware version of your phone which boot to use, thus in case of failure (cannot enter download mode after resurrection) of first loader try selecting another.
In case after resurrection (after you have tried with both boot versions) the download mode is not initiated (LCD remains blank) do repeat resurrection with ‘Clone Gremlin zone’ option checked.

To resurrect Samsung I9023:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I9023 JTAG pads;
  • Connect microUSB cable to phone and PC;
  • Insert battery;
  • Make sure Samsung I9023 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.

Please click “Check For Updates” button in order to download and apply new files. Closing all running application before starting update process is recommended.

RIFF JTAG – HTC Droid Incredible ADR6300 (HTC Incredible C) Unbrick Dead Boot Repair supported

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04.05.2011   HTC Droid Incredible ADR6300 (HTC Incredible C) Unbrick Dead Boot Repair supported

Resurrecting HTC Incredible C is easy. 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.
Additionally to SPL and Radio zones, the zone which contains Model ID is re-flashed too. Thus after resurrection phone will have Model ID = ‘PB3120000’.

To resurrect HTC Incredible C:

  • Solder JTAG cable to HTC Incredible C JTAG pads;
  • Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  • Make sure HTC Incredible C 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 to enter HBoot menu;
  • Hold ‘Volume up’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button to enter Recovery mode;

Please click “Check For Updates” button in order to download and apply new files. Closing all running application before starting update process is recommended.

RIFF JTAG – CDMA ZTE Striker (S1602) Boot Repair supported

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12.04.2011  CDMA ZTE Striker (S1602) Boot Repair supported

Resurrecting ZTE S1602 is simple. 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.
Resurrector re-flashes only firmware zone of the phone (0x000000 to 0x87FFFF).

To resurrect ZTE S1602:

  • Solder JTAG cable to ZTE S1602 JTAG pads;
  • Connect ignition cable for auto power on or use battery;
  • Make sure ZTE S1602 is selected in the list of models;
  • Click Resurrect button;
  • Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  • De-solder JTAG wires;

Please click “Check For Updates” button in order to download and apply new files. Closing all running application before starting update process is recommended.

RIFF JTAG – CDMA HTC Droid Eris, Unbrick, Boot Repair, ModelID repair supported

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12.04.2011   CDMA HTC Droid Eris, Unbrick, Boot Repair, ModelID repair supported

Resurrecting HTC Droid Eris is easy. 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.
Additionally to SPL and Radio zones, the zone which contains Model ID is re-flashed too. Thus after resurrection phone will have Model ID = ‘PB0010000’.

To resurrect HTC Droid Eris:

  • Solder JTAG cable to HTC Droid Eris JTAG pads;
  • Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  • Make sure HTC Droid Eris 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 to enter HBoot menu;
  • Hold ‘Volume up’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button to enter Recovery mode;

Manual Activation of the phone (in case you see Activation screen and phone is unable to make call to retrieve settings automatically):

  • Press Emergency Call;
  • Dial ##778 and press Call key;
  • Tap “Edit Mode”;
  • Enter password “000000”;
  • Tap NAM Settings;
  • Enter your 10 digit phone number and tap OK;
  • Tap NAM1 and enter your 7 digit cell phone number without area code;
  • Tap NAM2 and enter your 3 digit area code;
  • Tap Back;
  • Tap SID/NID Settings and change the left box to 40 and leave right box as it is and then tap OK;
  • Tap Menu;
  • Tap Commit Mod: after this phone will restart in 10 seconds and will bypass the main activation screen.

Please click “Check For Updates” button in order to download and apply new files. Closing all running application before starting update process is recommended.

RIFF JTAG – Samsung S7230E Wave 723 Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

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08.04.2011 Samsung S7230E Wave 723 Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

Resurrecting Samsung S7230E is easy. To power the phone connect USB cable and insert battery. In case phone is not detected de-power phone completely, then wait few seconds, insert USB cable and then insert battery.

To resurrect Samsung S7230E:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S7230E JTAG pads;
  • Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  • Insert battery;
  • Make sure Samsung S7230E 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. We used MultiLoader 5.64 version.

To enter download mode:

  • Disconnect PC cable;
  • Insert battery;
  • Hold both ‘Volume Down’ (on the left side of phone) and ‘Lock’ (right side bottom part) keys and press Power-On.

Please click “Check For Updates” button in order to download and apply new files. Closing all running application before starting update process is recommended.

RIFF JTAG – Samsung Galaxy Mini (S5570) Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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06.04.2011   Samsung Galaxy Mini (S5570) Unbrick – Boot repair supported

Samsung S5570 resurrection is simple. 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 S5570 do this:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S5570 JTAG pads;
  • Insert battery and connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  • Make sure Samsung S5570 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.

To enter download mode:

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

Please click “Check For Updates” button in order to download and apply new files. Closing all running application before starting update process is recommended.

RIFF JTAG – CDMA Samsung B159 Boot repair supported

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06.04.2011   CDMA Samsung B159 Boot repair supported

Resurrecting Samsung B159 is simple. Board is auto powered on when battery is inserted and USB cable is connected.
Resurrector re-flashes only firmware zone of the phone (0x000000 to 0x57FFFF).

To resurrect Samsung B159:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Samsung B159 JTAG pads;
  • Connect ignition cable for auto power on or use battery;
  • Make sure Samsung B159 is selected in the list of models;
  • Click Resurrect button;
  • Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  • De-solder JTAG wires;

Please click “Check For Updates” button in order to download and apply new files. Closing all running application before starting update process is recommended.

RIFF JTAG – CDMA Huawei C2830 Boot repair supported

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06.04.2011    CDMA Huawei C2830 Boot repair supported

Resurrecting Huawei C2830 is simple. 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. Since the JTAG test points are placed under keyboard sticker we recommend using USB data cable to supply power to the device.
Resurrector re-flashes only firmware zone of the phone (0x000000 to 0x5FFFFF).
Please note: if you do not have JIG (that is you solder wires instead) then black graphite covering has to be carefully scratched off in order to access copper surface of the pads.

To resurrect Huawei C2830:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Huawei C2830 JTAG pads;
  • Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  • Make sure Huawei C2830 is selected in the list of models;
  • Click Resurrect button;
  • Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  • De-solder JTAG wires;

Please click “Check For Updates” button in order to download and apply new files. Closing all running application before starting update process is recommended.

RIFF JTAG – CDMA Micromax C111 Boot repair supported

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06.04.2011  CDMA Micromax C111 Boot repair supported

Resurrecting Micromax C111 is simple. Board is auto powered on when battery is inserted and USB cable is connected.
There are 2 different hardware revisions of this phone – one is based on Qualcomm QSC1100 MCU and other – is Qualcomm QSC6010 MCU. Current resurrector shall be selected if you have QSC1100 revision.
Resurrector re-flashes only firmware zone of the phone (0x000000 to 0x6FFFFF).

To resurrect Micromax C111:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Micromax C111 JTAG pads;
  • Connect ignition cable for auto power on or use battery;
  • Make sure Micromax C111 is selected in the list of models;
  • Click Resurrect button;
  • Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  • De-solder JTAG wires;

Please click “Check For Updates” button in order to download and apply new files. Closing all running application before starting update process is recommended.

RIFF JTAG – HTC Advantage X7510 (HTC Athena) Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

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04.04.2011  HTC Advantage X7510 (HTC Athena) Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

Resurrection of HTC Athena is easy. Most convenient is to have USB cable connected and battery inserted.
If during connection progress bar in JTAG Manager keeps running from 0 to 100% press with stylus the reset button on the phone (reset button is near to the JTAG pads).
Resurrector will reflash IPL and SPL areas. You can select SPL version to be flashed in the settings window which popups before resurrection. IPL which is flashed: “ATHENA IPL DVT 2.02 H3” version.
Current resurrector works only with HTC Athena hardware revisions which have DiskOnChip H3 memory chip installed. If you have hardware revision with DiskOnChip G4 memory chip used then select different resurrector.

To resurrect HTC Athena with DiskOnChip H3:

  • Solder JTAG cable to HTC Athena JTAG pads;
  • Insert battery and connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  • Make sure HTC Athena 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 known flashing methods.

To enter download mode:

  • Disconnect PC cable;
  • Insert battery;
  • Hold ‘Camera’ key and press ‘Power ON’ key or use stylus to press ‘Reset’ button. In few seconds you should see TriColor picture.

Additional info:

  • DiskOnChip H3’s full NAND memory chip is divided into partitions by the internal memory controller. Thus DCC Loader creates virtual FLASH chip for each partition – you can read/write these partitions by selecting proper ROM index (“Access ROMi Address Space”) on the JTAG Manager’s DCC Read/Write page;
  • DiskOnChip H3 has no spare zones, thus only Main field must be used during write operations. ECC Enable checkbox has no meaning here.

Please click “Check For Updates” button in order to download and apply new files. Closing all running application before starting update process is recommended.