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RIFF JTAG – Samsung M820 Galaxy Prevail Unbrick, Boot repair supported

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28.10.2011  Samsung M820 Galaxy Prevail Unbrick, Boot repair supported

Samsung M820 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 M820 do this:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung M820 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert battery and connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Make sure Samsung M820 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 ‘Camera’ keys and press Power-On to enter Download Mode;

RIFF JTAG – Samsung Galaxy S Plus Unbrick, boot repair supported

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26.10.2011  Samsung Galaxy S Plus (i9001) Unbrick, boot repair supported

Resurrecting Samsung I9001 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 I9001:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I9001 JTAG pads;
  •  Make sure Samsung I9001 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 ‘Volume Down’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button.

RIFF JTAG -Samsung Galaxy II, OMAP4430 version supported (Samsung i9100G, Samsung i9108)

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07.10.2011    Samsung Galaxy II, OMAP4430 version supported (Samsung i9100G, Samsung i9108)

Samsung I9108 is based on the OMAP4430 Processor (Cortex-A9 Dual-Core). JTAG pads are very small; professional experience in soldering is required to connect wires to the JTAG interface. There is a big variety of versions of Galaxy II devices: GT-I9100, GT-I9100G, GT-I9100L, GT-I9100M, GT-I9100T, GT-I9101, GT-I9103, GT-I9108, GT-I9188, and maybe more. Some of them are based on different hardware platform – the Samsung S5PV310 (Cortex-A9 Dual-Core). Thus make sure first which exact hardware version you have on hands.

Note, one simple way to connect over JTAG – connect USB cable to PC and insert battery. In this case phone is automatically powered on.
Current DLL is still a beta one. It will work only with phones which have killed X-Loader.

To resurrect Samsung I9108:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I9108 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung I9108 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.

RIFF JTAG – Samsung Galaxy 551 (i5510) Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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30.08.2011   Samsung Galaxy 551 (i5510) Unbrick – Boot repair supported

Samsung I5510 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 I5510 do this:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I5510 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert battery and connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Make sure Samsung I5510 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 ‘OK’ keys and press Power-On to enter Download Mode;
  •  Hold both ‘Volume Down’ and ‘Home’ keys and press Power-On to enter Emergency 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 – Samsung Galaxy GIO (S5660) Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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23.08.2011    Samsung Galaxy GIO (S5660) Unbrick – Boot repair supported

Samsung S5660 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 S5660 do this:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S5660 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert battery and connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Make sure Samsung S5660 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 ‘OK’ 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 – Samsung Galaxy Tab M180s Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

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03.08.2011     Samsung Galaxy Tab M180s Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

Samsung M180S 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 some cases it is possible that you will have to hold Power On key during initial connection.
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 M180S:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung M180S JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Attach battery connector;
  •  Make sure Samsung M180S 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 – Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II Unbrick – Boot repair supported, World First ! ! !

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29.07.2011     Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II Unbrick – Boot repair supported, World First ! ! !

Samsung I9100 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. There is a big variety of versions of Galaxy II devices: GT-I9100, GT-I9100G, GT-I9100L, GT-I9100M, GT-I9100T, GT-I9101, GT-I9103, GT-I9108, GT-I9188, and maybe more. Some of them are based on different hardware platform – the OMAP4430 (Cortex-A9 Dual-Core). Thus make sure first which exact hardware version you have on hands.
Note, one simple way to connect over JTAG – connect USB cable to PC and insert battery. In this case phone is automatically powered on.
Phone has such booting sequence: ROM → FBL → IBL → PBL → SBL. Current resurrector will resurrect Partition Table (PIT) and SBL zones which are located in the iNAND (eMMC) memory. Write access to memory which contains FBL, IBL and PBL loaders is not supported currently, but in case your phone has these loaders damaged, you can choose “Initiate Download Mode” way of resurrection in order to directly put the phone into the Download Mode.

To resurrect Samsung I9100:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I9100 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung I9100 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 – Samsung Galaxy S 4G (T959v 1GB) Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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22.06.2011  Samsung Galaxy S 4G (T959v 1GB) Unbrick – Boot repair supported

Samsung T959V 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.
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 T959V:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Samsung T959V JTAG pads;
  • Connect microUSB cable to phone and PC;
  • Insert battery;
  • Make sure Samsung T959V 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 ‘Volume Up’ 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 Ace S5830 Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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12.05.2011 Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 Unbrick – Boot repair supported

Samsung S5830 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 S5830 do this:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S5830 JTAG pads;
  • Insert battery and connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  • Make sure Samsung S5830 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 – 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.