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RIFF JTAG – Samsung Galaxy Mini – GT-S5570i Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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03.04.2012   RIFF JTAG – Samsung Galaxy Mini – GT-S5570i Unbrick – Boot repair supported
Repairing bricked Samsung S5570i is easy with RIFF Box. To power the phone connect USB cable and insert battery. Sometimes it’s needed to press Power On key.
In case phone is not detected de-power phone completely, then wait few seconds, insert USB cable and then insert battery.

To resurrect Samsung S5570i:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S5570i JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung S5570i 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.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold both ‘Volume Down’ and ‘Menu’ keys and press Power-On.
  •  If nothing happens, try an alternative: hold both ‘Volume Up’ and ‘Menu’ keys and press Power-On.

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RIFF JTAG – Samsung Galaxy Ace – GT-S5830i Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

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03.04.2012   RIFF JTAG – Samsung GT-S5830i Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung GT-S5830i is easy with RIFF Box. To power the phone connect USB cable and insert battery. Sometimes it’s needed to press Power On key.
In case phone is not detected de-power phone completely, then wait few seconds, insert USB cable and then insert battery.

To resurrect Samsung S5830i:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S5830i JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung S5830i 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.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold both ‘Volume Down’ and ‘Menu’ keys and press Power-On.
  •  If nothing happens, try an alternative: hold both ‘Volume Up’ and ‘Menu’ keys and press Power-On.

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RIFF JTAG – eMMC Partition Plugin v1.0 (Qualcomm EBR-MBR based eMMC flash images processing)

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RIFF JTAG – eMMC Partition Plugin v1.0 (Qualcomm EBR-MBR based eMMC flash images processing)

This plugin works with eMMC image files which have standard Master Boot Record (MBR) and Extended Boot Record (EBR) formatting. Most of eMMC-bootable mobile phones have their eMMC memory formatted in such style. In this case partitions are accessed in standard way, by Partition ID: for example boot loader partitions or OS image partition (compare with qualcomm MIBIB partitioning: while ‘MIBIB’-type partitions have standalone partition descriptor block which contains info on all partitions and is posistioned in a definite NAND address, the eMMC partitioning is one MBR sector at fixed position + a chain of EBR sectors which are scattered throughout the eMMC address space in a literally random way).
This plugin is a powerfull tool which enormously simplifies resurrection process (providing you have the required boot files from an official firmware or you have a ‘donor’ device) for those devices which are not yet supported by a dedicated resurrector DLL.
Please note, such phones as Samsung Exynos MCU based pohones (for example I9100, P6200, P6800, N7000, I9220 and etc), though have eMMC chip, are not partitioned in MBR way and thus are not the subject for the current plugin. These phones are to be processed by different plugin.

With the help of this plugin you can do:

  •  Disassemble a full (or, since eMMC full image files are too large, a partial) eMMC Image File previously obtained with JTAG Manager (DCC Read/Write Page);
  •  Inspect each partition contents;
  •  Save separate partitions to HDD;
  •  Save all partitions as standalone files to HDD;
  •  Build-up your own full image file: for this you need to read from device (by clicking “Load Image from Device” button) or open from file (by clicking “Load Image from File” button) the eMMC partitioning data and then by selecting desired partitions click “Inject Into Partition” button to upload data from file into selected partition. Then you can save all full image file to HDD or flash injected partitions directly into device;
  •  Write a chosen partition directly into device;
  •  Read a chosen partition directly from device and substitute old partition contents to new ones;
  •  Create eMMC partitioning snapshot (that is storing info on full EBR chain: each EBR sector position).
  •  Restore eMMC partitioning from previously taken file: it is convenient if eMMC memory is erased and all formatting data is lost.
  •  Plugin supports new RIFF™ shrinked binary files format (*.riffpbin): which allows to shrink huge eMMC Image files into small sized-files (for example, Image File for 14GB empty eMMC chip is shrinked into ~10 KByte(!) size), thus HDD space is preserved, while performance is not visibly effected.

Please note, direct read/write operations from/to the device will require proper resurrector to be set (Resurrector Settings: thus before clicking the Activate Plugin button make sure proper model is selected as well as other settings like TCK/RTCK frequencies).
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RIFF JTAG – HTC 7 Pro (HTC Gold) Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI and CID repair supported

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02.04.2012  RIFF JTAG – HTC 7 Pro (HTC Gold) Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI and CID repair supported

Repairing bricked  HTC 7 Pro is easy with RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected.
Resurrector will re-flash radio’s boot zone and will re-write PDA’s SPL to 0.71.1000 or 0.00.1000 SPL version (depends on your choice). Additionally to SPL and Radio zones, the zone which contains Model ID is re-flashed too. Thus after resurrection phone will have Model ID = ‘PC9210000’.

To resurrect HTC 7 Pro:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to HTC 7 Pro JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure HTC 7 Pro 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 download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold ‘Volume Down’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button. In few seconds you should see TriColor picture.

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RIFF JTAG – Apple iPhone 4S Unlock via USB cable, World First ! ! !

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01.04.2012  RIFF JTAG – Apple iPhone 4S Unlock via USB cable, World First ! ! ! (Fools day edition)

Unlocking network locked iPhone 4s is easy with RIFF Box.

To Unlock iPhone 4s :

  • Connect Apple iPhone 4s to RIFF Box USB port
  • Start RIFF JTAG Manager
  • Select Apple iPhone4s from menu
  • Open “Useful Plugins” TAB
  • Activate iOS5 Plugin
  • Click  “Permanent Unlock” button
  • Smile !

Please click “Check for Updates” button in order to download new updates.

RIFF JTAG – Samsung SHV-E120S Galaxy S II HD LTE (Samsung Celox) Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair supported

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RIFF JTAG – Samsung SHV-E120S Galaxy S II HD LTE (Samsung Celox) Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung E120S is easy with the RIFF Box. The device is based on the 2nd-generation Qualcomm MSM8660 chipset.
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 E120S:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung E120S JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung E120S 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.

To enter download mode:

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

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RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-i920 Omnia II 8GB Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported

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RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-i920 Omnia II 8GB Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung I920 AP (PDA Part) is easy with RIFF Box. Due to some hardware pecularities, we recommend to use only battery without USB cable connected. Please note, during connection establishment phase you will have to press the Power On key twice.

To resurrect Samsung I920 AP:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I920 AP JTAG pads;
  •  Make sure Samsung I920 AP is selected in the list of models;
  •  Insert battery; make sure no USB cable or charger is connected;
  •  Press the Power On key;
  •  Click Resurrect button;
  •  When it stops at “Establish communication with the phone…” press the Power On key again;
  •  Wait till software signals a successful operation completion;
  •  Disconnect USB cable, de-solder JTAG wires;

To resurrect Samsung I920 CP:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I920 CP JTAG pads;
  •  Make sure Samsung I920 CP is selected in the list of models;
  •  Insert battery and connect USB cable or charger;
  •  Wait till AP part boots up completely;
  •  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.
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RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-I500 Galaxy S Mesmerize/Fascinate Unbrick Supported

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27.03.2012    RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-I500 Galaxy S Mesmerize/Fascinate Unbrick Supported

Repairing bricked  Samsung SCH-I500 Galaxy S Mesmerize/Fascinate is easy with RIFF Box.
I500 is based on the S5PCxxx Processor (ARM core is Cortex-A8). Please note the adaptive clocking mode (RTCK) is not available on this processor, so make sure to select a fixed TCK frequency.
To establish the JTAG connection attach battery cable and press Power On key.
In case after resurrection the download mode is not initiated (LCD remains blank) do repeat resurrection with ‘Clone Gremlin zone’ option checked.

To resurrect Samsung I500:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I500 JTAG pads;
  •  Attach battery cable and press Power On key;
  •  Make sure Samsung I500 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.
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RIFF JTAG – LG E510 Optimus Hub (LG Univa) Supported

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23.03.2012  RIFF JTAG – LG E510 Optimus Hub (LG Univa) Supported

Repairing bricked LG E510 with the RIFF Box is not very hard but it 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. Battery presence is not required; connection can be established with detached board.

To resurrect LG E510:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to LG E510 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure LG E510 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 ‘Volume down’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button. In few seconds you should see emergency mode screen saying “DOWNLOAD MODE”.

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RIFF JTAG – Samsung GT-P6810 Galaxy Tab 7.7 WiFi 16GB Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported, World First ! ! !

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RIFF JTAG – Samsung GT-P6810 Galaxy Tab 7.7 WiFi 16GB Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported, World First ! ! !

Repairing bricked Samsung GT-P6810 Galaxy Tab 7.7 WiFi 16GB is easy with RIFF Box.
Samsung P6810 is based on the Exynos 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 P6810:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung P6810 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung P6810 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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