RIFF JTAG – Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-i9220) Unbrick – Boot Repair Supported

29.12.2011      Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-i9220) Unbrick – Boot Repair Supported

Samsung I9220 AP (PDA Part) 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 I9220 AP:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I9220 AP JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung I9220 AP 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 Galaxy Note (GT-N7000) Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair supported

28.12.2011    Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-N7000) Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair supported

Samsung N7000 AP (PDA Part) 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 N7000 AP:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung N7000 AP JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung N7000 AP 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 – CDMA Olive C2110 Supported

27.12.2011    CDMA Olive C2110 Supported

Resurrecting Olive C2110 is simple. Phone is auto powered on with USB Cable connected to the PC. Battery presence is not required; connection can be established with detached board.
Current resurrector contains Firmware and EEPROM zones for memory chip with ID 0x00EC/0x2254

To resurrect Olive C2110:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Olive C2110 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure Olive C2110 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Choose which areas to flash;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  De-solder JTAG wires;

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RIFF JTAG – CDMA Samsung B339 Breeze Supported

23.12.2011 CDMA Samsung B339 Breeze Supported

Resurrecting Samsung B339 is simple. Phone is auto powered on with USB Cable connected to the PC. Battery presence is not required; connection can be established with detached board.
Current resurrector contains Firmware and EEPROM zones for memory chip with ID 0x00EC/0x2256

To resurrect Samsung B339:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung B339 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure Samsung B339 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Choose which areas to flash;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  De-solder JTAG wires;

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RIFF JTAG – CDMA Huawei C3500 Supported

23.12.2011    CDMA Huawei C3500 Supported 

Resurrecting Huawei C3500 is simple. Phone is auto powered on with USB Cable connected to the PC. Battery presence is not required; connection can be established with detached board.
Current resurrector contains Firmware and EEPROM zones for memory chip with ID 0x00EC/0x257E

To resurrect Huawei C3500:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Huawei C3500 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure Huawei C3500 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Choose which areas to flash;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  De-solder JTAG wires;

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RIFF JTAG – CDMA Huawei C2856 Supported

22.11.2011  CDMA Huawei C2856 Supported

Resurrecting Huawei C2856 is simple. Phone is auto powered on with USB Cable connected to the PC. Battery presence is not required; connection can be established with detached board.
Current resurrector contains Firmware and EEPROM zones for memory chip with ID 0x0020/0x88C0

To resurrect Huawei C2856:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Huawei C2856 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure Huawei C2856 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Choose which areas to flash;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  De-solder JTAG wires;

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RIFF JTAG – CDMA Haier C301R supported

20.12.2011   CDMA Haier C301R supported

Resurrecting Haier C301R is simple. Phone is auto powered on with USB Cable connected to the PC. Battery presence is not required; connection can be established with detached board.
Current resurrector contains Firmware and EEPROM zones for memory chip with ID 0x00EC/0x257E

To resurrect Haier C301R:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Haier C301R JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure Haier C301R is selected in the list of models;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Choose which areas to flash;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  De-solder JTAG wires;

RIFF JTAG – Lenovo LePhone 3G W100 Unbrick – Boot repair supported

19.12.2011  Lenovo LePhone 3G W100 Unbrick – Boot repair supported

Resurrecting Lenovo LePhone 3GW100 is easy. To establish JTAG connection make sure battery is charged enough and hold Power On button during initiation of JTAG connection.
To resurrect Lenovo LePhone 3GW100:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Lenovo LePhone 3GW100 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Lenovo LePhone 3GW100 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Press and hold 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.

RIFF JTAG – CDMA Motorola w210 supported

16.12.2011 CDMA Motorola w210 supported

Resurrecting Motorola W210 is simple. Phone is auto powered on with charger connected; battery presence is not required. Pin TMODE has to be connected to GND in order to enable JTAG connection.
Please note, MSM6000 draws power from JTAG pins, thus board can be detected via JTAG even without any power supplied. But for successful resurrection the power (battery or charger) is required. Thus when resurrection is complete don’t forget to disconnect phone from RIFF BOX to de-power it completely.
Current resurrector contains Firmware and EEPROM zones for memory chip with ID 0x0089/0x8855

To resurrect Motorola W210:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Motorola W210 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect charger for auto power on or use battery;
  •  Make sure Motorola W210 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Choose which areas to flash;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  De-solder JTAG wires;
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RIFF JTAG – Samsung Star Duos (C6712) Unbrick – Boot repair supported

29.11.2011  Samsung Star Duos (C6712) Unbrick – Boot repair supported

Samsung C6712 resurrection is simple. Battery is not required. To power the board it’s most convenient to use an USB Data Cable.
In order to contact to JTAG pads you may need to carefully scratch off paint covering (mask layer) above them. Sometimes there is reset problem with these phones, thus you may need to disconnect and then connect USB cable again.

To resurrect Samsung C6712 do this:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung C6712 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert battery and connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Make sure Samsung C6712 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 ‘SIM Swap’ keys and press Power-On.
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