RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-i545 Galaxy S4 (Samsung Altius) Unbrick – Total Repair supported

10.08.2013  RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-i545 Galaxy S4 (Samsung Altius) Unbrick – Total Repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung I545 is easy with the RIFF Box.
Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is inserted. Please note, battery must be charged. If battery is not charged enough there is chance of getting 0x42 error during connection stage.
During Resurrection process you can select areas to be resurrected. Select them wisely: selecting everything in one bunch may just increase flashing time while it’s possible that all you need is to repair only few certain areas.

To resurrect Samsung I545:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I545 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable or insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung I545 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.
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RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-R530 Galaxy S III LTE Unbrick – Dead boot repair supported

19.04.2013 RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-R530 Galaxy S III LTE Unbrick – Dead boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung R530 is easy with the RIFF Box. The device is based on the Qualcomm MSM8960 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 R530:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung R530 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung R530 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 – CDMA Samsung SCH-M569 Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported

13.02.2013  RIFF JTAG – CDMA Samsung SCH-M569 Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported

Resurrecting Samsung M569 is simple. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is inside. In case you use the battery only please note you will have to press Power On key once.

To resurrect Samsung M569:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung M569 JTAG pads;
  •  Make sure Samsung M569 is selected in the list of models;
  •  Insert Battery into phone and connect USB cable (in case you not use USB cable, press once the Power ON key on the phone)
  •  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-i535 Galaxy S3 Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported

29.12.2012   RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-i535 Galaxy S3 Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung I535 is easy with the RIFF Box. The device is based on the Qualcomm MSM8960 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 I535:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I535 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung I535 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-i509 Galaxy Y Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported

30.11.2012  RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-i509 Galaxy Y Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung I509 is easy with the RIFF Box.To power the phone connect USB cable and insert battery. Sometimes it’s needed to press and HOLD Power On key.

To resurrect Samsung I509:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I509 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung I509 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.

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RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-i559 Galaxy Mini / Galaxy Pop Unbrick – Dead boot repair supported

27.11.2012   RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-i559 Galaxy Mini / Galaxy Pop Unbrick – Dead boot repair supported

Repairing bricked Samsung I559 is easy with the RIFF Box. To power the phone connect USB cable and insert battery. Sometimes it’s needed to press Power On key.

To resurrect Samsung I559:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I559 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung I559 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.
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RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-E329I Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair Supported

11.10.2012  RIFF JTAG – Samsung SCH-E329I Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair Supported

Repairing bricked Samsung E329I is easy with the RIFF Box. Please note, by default, NRST pad is disabled in this phone. In case you have any troubles with resurrection, shortcut pads A and B shown in shematics in order to enable NRST.
Current resurrector contains Firmware and EEPROM zones for memory chip with ID 0x00EC/0x3013

To resurrect Samsung E329I:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung E329I JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure Samsung E329I 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 SCH-i920 Omnia II 8GB Unbrick – Dead Boot repair supported

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

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 – CDMA Samsung SCH-S109 (MSM6000) Repair supported

20.04.2011  CDMA Samsung SCH-S109 (MSM6000) Repair supported

Resurrecting Samsung S109 is simple. Phone is auto powered on with charger connected; battery presence is not required.
Resurrector re-flashes only firmware zone of the phone (0x000000 to 0x3FFFFF).

To resurrect Samsung S109:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S109 JTAG pads;
  • Connect ignition cable for auto power on or use battery;
  • Make sure Samsung S109 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.