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RIFF JTAG – Samsung SPH-D710 Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G (Samsung Within) Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

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11.05.2012   RIFF JTAG – Samsung SPH-D710 Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G (Samsung Within) Unbrick – dead boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung SPH-D710 Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G is easy with RIFF Box.  Samsung SPH-D710 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 SPH-D710:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung SPH-D710 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung SPH-D710 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 SGH-T679 Exhibit II 4G (Samsung Ancora) Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported

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04.05.2012 RIFF JTAG – Samsung SGH-T679 Exhibit II 4G (Samsung Ancora) Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung T679 is easy with the RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected.
Please note, MSM8255T is multi-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 T679:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung T679 JTAG pads;
  •  Make sure Samsung T679 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.

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RIFF JTAG – HTC via USB more phones supported

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 27.04.2012   RIFF JTAG – HTC via USB more phones supported

  • HTC Thunderbolt USB support added
  • HTC Sensation XL USB support added
  • HTC Inspire USB support added
  • HTC Incredible S USB support added
  • HTC Incredible 2 USB support added

These new updates will allow You to use USB cable to perform any operation on listed models. Remember that this work if Your phone is enumerated on USB port as QHUSB_Dload or Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader device.
In case phone is not enumerated, You might need to use test point method first.

Please visit RIFF FAQ section to see how to install drivers, and how to find eMMC Vdd test points:

If You need to repair phone after replacing eMMC chip, these are the steps:
  • Launch eMMC MBR/EBR partitioning tool
  • Open desired partitioning file
  • Click “Load Image from file”
  • Click “Repartition eMMC”
  • Close the eMMC plugin
  • Click “Resurrection” and select all options to be repaired, including IMEI and CID
  • Click “Resurrect”

Please click “Check for updates” button to download and install new updates.

 

RIFF JTAG – HTC via USB Cable Support added

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24.04.2012  RIFF JTAG – HTC via USB Cable Support added

Whats new:
Released support for HTC phones based on MSM8x55 CPU, which are enumerated on USB port as “QHUSB_DLOAD” device. Now it’s possible to repair these phones without soldering any wires. Even without opening !

Following models are supported at the moment:

  • HTC Desire HD (HTC Ace)
  • HTC Desire S (HTC Saga)
  • HTC Desire Z (HTC Vision)
  • HTC Flyer 3G
  • HTC Flyer WiFi
  • HTC Evo View 4G
It is possible to force QHUSB_DLOAD mode by disabling Vdd line on eMMC chip. Check Desire S TP info for example. This means, You can work with any MSM8255/MSM8655 based HTC phone, as long as You force it into QHUSB_DLOAD mode.
Follow this procedure if You want to use these updates:
  • Connect Your phone to USB port and install QHUSB_DLOAD device driver (C:\Program Files (x86)\RIFF Box JTAG Manager\Drivers\32Bit\QDLOADER)
  • Launch JTAG Manager, select appropriate Model DLL and click desired button
  • Install “RIFF Box DCCLoader USB Interface” port driver (C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\Drivers_64Bit_WorkedForMe\Drivers\64Bit\DCCLDR)
  • If required, repeat the procedure (sometimes required if device is connected for first time)

We will release USB support for rest of the models on these CPU-s in following days.

To download and install new updates – simply click “Check for Updates” button on Box Service TAB.

RIFF JTAG – HTC Flyer WiFi (PG41400) Unbrick, S-off, CID update supported

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RIFF JTAG – HTC Flyer WiFi (PG41400) Unbrick, S-off, CID update supported

Repairing bricked HTC Flyer WiFi (PG41400) is easy with the RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected. Please note, battery presense is required.
Some (or all) revisions of HTC Flyer boards have JTAG interface disabled (that is enable MARM JTAG Fuse is blown in the MSM8255 chip). In this case the JTAG may be enabled only by firmware itself. This is done by the DBL loader, so writing to DBL area is artificially disabled in the DCC Loader code. DCC Loader will discard all flashing attempts into DBL zone and will respond with success code as if flashing succeeded. In this way DBL zone is protected while user still can flash full image files seamlessly.
Resurrector will reflash radio’s boot zone (except DBL area) and will re-write PDA’s SPL to 1.11.0011 version. Additionally to SPL and Radio zones, the zone which contains Model ID is re-flashed too. Thus after resurrection phone will have Model ID = ‘PG4140000’.
There is option to reflash android BOOT and RECOVERY zones. Recovery zone is flashed with ClockworkMod Recovery 4.0.1.4. In addition, you can set S-OFF (unlock HBOOT so you will be able to flash any ROM) by selecting S-OFF HBOOT version in the resurrector settings.
Sometimes (for example after rooting attempts) phone has a modified DBL loader (which may not accept official HTC boot files). To restore phone functionality you need to reflash DBL loader. There is option to reflash DBL code (DBL area will be temporary unlocked for reflashing). But please note, reflashing DBL area is very dangerous, since in case flashing stops in the middle, you will have briked phone with permanently disabled JTAG interface.
Please note, if your phone has the DBL loader damaged and MCU has JTAG FUSE blown then there is no way to resurrect your phone via JTAG interface.

To resurrect HTC Flyer WiFi:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to HTC Flyer JTAG pads;
  •  Insert battery and connect USB Data cable;
  •  Make sure HTC Flyer (PG41400) 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. You can use CWM recovery to flash any ZIP file – for this during resurrection add BOOT & RECOVERY zones to be resurrected too.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold ‘Volume Down’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button.

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RIFF JTAG – HTC Flyer (PG41100) Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI, S-off, update supported

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06.04.2012  RIFF JTAG – HTC Flyer (PG41100) Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI, S-off, update supported

Repairing bricked HTC Flyer (PG41100) is easy with the RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected. Please note, battery presense is required.
Some (or all) revisions of HTC Flyer boards have JTAG interface disabled (that is enable MARM JTAG Fuse is blown in the MSM8255 chip). In this case the JTAG may be enabled only by firmware itself. This is done by the DBL loader, so writing to DBL area is artificially disabled in the DCC Loader code. DCC Loader will discard all flashing attempts into DBL zone and will respond with success code as if flashing succeeded. In this way DBL zone is protected while user still can flash full image files seamlessly.
Resurrector will reflash radio’s boot zone (except DBL area) and will re-write PDA’s SPL to 1.11.0003 version. Additionally to SPL and Radio zones, the zone which contains Model ID is re-flashed too. Thus after resurrection phone will have Model ID = ‘PG4110000’.
There is option to reflash android BOOT and RECOVERY zones. Recovery zone is flashed with ClockworkMod Recovery 4.0.1.4. In addition, you can set S-OFF (unlock HBOOT so you will be able to flash any ROM) by clicking “Make S-OFF” checkbox in the resurrector settings.
Sometimes (for example after rooting attempts) phone has a modified DBL loader (which may not accept official HTC boot files). To restore phone functionality you need to reflash DBL loader. There is option to reflash DBL code (DBL area will be temporary unlocked for reflashing). But please note, reflashing DBL area is very dangerous, since in case flashing stops in the middle, you will have briked phone with permanently disabled JTAG interface.
Please note, if your phone has the DBL loader damaged and MCU has JTAG FUSE blown then there is no way to resurrect your phone via JTAG interface.

To resurrect HTC Flyer:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to HTC Flyer JTAG pads;
  •  Insert battery and connect USB Data cable;
  •  Make sure HTC Flyer 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. You can use CWM recovery to flash any ZIP file – for this during resurrection add BOOT & RECOVERY zones to be resurrected too.
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RIFF JTAG – STB Orton 4100C Unbrick supported

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06.04.2012    RIFF JTAG – STB Orton 4100C Unbrick supported

Repairing bricked Orton 4100C is easy with the RIFF Box. Receiver is based on the ALI M3329C processor. Receiver is powered on when power plug is attached. If connection process stops at “Establish communication with the phone…” just reset the receiver’s power.
Current resurrector contains Boot, Firmware and Data zones which in total is complete full connects for 2Mb SPI serial memory chip.
Please note, to enable JTAG you have to make sure the JP1 jumper on board is not shorted. Sometimes you may need to disconnect front LED panel interface cable from the board (13-pin connector). After resurrection do not forget to solder the resistor back or shortcut JP1 jumper.
To resurrect Orton 4100C:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Orton 4100C JTAG pads;
  •  Make sure Orton 4100C is selected in the list of models;
  •  Connect power;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Choose which areas to flash;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  De-solder JTAG wires;

Now receiver is in bootable condition, that is, even if it does not start up normally you can flash it via UART using known flashing methods. Or you can do resurrection checking full clone resurrect option – this will re-write all flash memory contents.
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RIFF JTAG – STB EuroSky ES-4100 Unbrick supported

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06.04.2012   RIFF JTAG – STB EuroSky ES-4100 Unbrick supported

Repairing bricked EuroSky ES-4100 is easy with the RIFF Box. Receiver is based on the ALI M3329C processor. Receiver is powered on when power plug is attached. If connection process stops at “Establish communication with the phone…” just reset the receiver’s power.
Current resurrector contains Boot, Firmware and Data zones which in total is complete full connects for 2Mb SPI serial memory chip.
Please note, to enable JTAG you have to make sure the JP1 jumper on board is not shorted, desolder resistor R65. Sometimes you may need to disconnect front LED panel interface cable from the board (13-pin connector). After resurrection do not forget either to solder the resistor back or shortcut JP1 jumper.

To resurrect EuroSky ES-4100:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to EuroSky ES-4100 JTAG pads;
  •  Make sure EuroSky ES-4100 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Connect power;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  Choose which areas to flash;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  De-solder JTAG wires;

Now STB is in bootable condition, that is, even if it does not start up normally you can flash it via UART using known flashing methods. Or you can do resurrection checking full clone resurrect option – this will re-write all flash memory contents.
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RIFF JTAG – Lynksis Router LinkSys WRT54G unbrick supported

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06.04.2012 RIFF JTAG – Lynksis Router LinkSys WRT54G unbrick supported
Repairing bricked LinkSys WRT54GL is easy with the RIFF Box. Router is powered on when power plug is attached. If connection process stops at “Establish communication with the phone…” just reset router’s power.
Current resurrector contains Boot, Configuration and Firmware zones for memory chip with ID 0x00C2/0x22A8

To resurrect LinkSys WRT54GL:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to LinkSys WRT54GL JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure LinkSys WRT54GL 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;

Now router is in bootable condition, that is, even if it does not start up normally you can flash it via UART using known flashing methods. Or you can do resurrection checking full clone resurrect option – this will re-write all flash memory contents.
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