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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 Corby II – S3850 supported

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24.10.2011  Samsung Corby II – S3850 supported

Samsung S3850 resurrection is simple. Battery is not required. To power the board it’s most convenient to use an USB Data Cable.
In orger to contact to JTAG pads you may need to carefully scratch off paint covering (mask layer) above them.

To resurrect Samsung S3850 do this:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S3850 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert battery and connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Make sure Samsung S3850 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 Up’ and ‘Call’ keys and press Power-On.

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 i997 infuse 4g Unbrick, Boot repair supported

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07.10.2011   Samsung i997 infuse 4g Unbrick, Boot repair supported

Samsung I997 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 I997:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I997 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect microUSB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung I997 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 Anycall m110s Unbrick, Dead boot repair supported

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30.09.2011  Samsung Anycall m110s Unbrick, Dead boot repair supported

Samsung M110S 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 M110S:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung M110S JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Attach battery connector;
  •  Make sure Samsung M110S 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 Wave II S8530 Unbrick, Boot repair supported

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30.09.2011  Samsung Wave II S8530 Unbrick, Boot repair supported

Samsung S8530 PDA is based on the S5PCxxx Processor (ARM core is Cortex-A8).
You will have to carefully scratch off the mask covering in order to access copper surface of the JTAG pads.
Note, one simple way to connect over JTAG – connect USB cable to PC and insert battery. In this case phone is automatically powered on, so no need to press any power-on buttons on the phone keypad.

To resurrect Samsung S8530:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S8530 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Make sure Samsung S8530 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. We used MultiLoader 5.64 version.

To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold both ‘Volume Down’ (from the left side of phone) and ‘Hold’ (right side at top) 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.