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RIFF JTAG – Samsung GT-i8700 Omnia 7 , Samsung W299 Duos Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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29.07.2011   Samsung GT-i8700 Omnia 7 , Samsung W299 Duos Unbrick – Boot repair supported
Resurrecting Samsung I8700 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 I8700:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I8700 JTAG pads;
  •  Make sure Samsung I8700 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.
To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold both ‘Volume Up’ and ‘Camera’ keys and press ‘Power ON’ button. In few seconds phone enters download mode.

 

Resurrecting Samsung W299 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 W299:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung W299 JTAG pads;
  •  Make sure Samsung W299 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.

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 T749, Samsung E189 Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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12.07.2011 Samsung T749, Samsung E189 Unbrick – Boot repair supported

The Samsung T749 board 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 Samsung T749:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung T749 JTAG pads;
  •  Connect USB cable;
  •  Make sure Samsung T749 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.
In case you cannot find firmware files use Global RIFF Link & Data Exchange plugin – at the moment of resurrector release there was shared full dump from alive Samsung T749 phone.
To enter download mode:

  •  Disconnect PC cable;
  •  Insert battery;
  •  Hold both ‘Volume Up’ and ‘Camera’ keys and press ‘Power ON’ button.

 

 

 

Resurrecting Samsung E189 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 E189:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung E189 JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure Samsung E189 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;


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 – HTC Wildfire S A510E (HTC Marvel), More CDMA models supported

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07.07.2011  HTC Wildfire S A510E (HTC Marvel), More CDMA models supported.

Resurrecting HTC WildFireS is easy. 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.
In case you have no USB cable near, make sure battery is charged enough and hold Power On button during initiation of JTAG connection.
Resurrector will reflash radio’s boot zone and will re-write PDA’s SPL to 1.01.0002 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 = ‘PC4910000’. Additionally, you can check ‘Repair RECOVERY zones’ to reflash android BOOT and RECOVERY code.

To resurrect HTC WildFireS:

  •  Solder JTAG cable to HTC WildFireS JTAG pads;
  •  Insert USB Data cable into board and PC;
  •  Make sure HTC WildFireS is selected in the list of models;
  •  If you use 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. In few seconds you should see usual android boot mode screen.
 

Following CDMA models are supported from today :
  • Samsung B139 Repair/Unbrick, Read/Write NOR Flash
  • Samsung B259 Repair/Unbrick, Read/Write NOR Flash
  • Samsung B309 Repair/Unbrick, Read/Write NOR Flash
  • Samsung B319 Repair/Unbrick, Read/Write NOR Flash
  • Samsung B379 Repair/Unbrick, Read/Write NOR Flash
  • Samsung B619 Repair/Unbrick, Read/Write NOR Flash
  • Huawei C31 Repair, Read/Write NOR flash
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 S 4G (T959v 1GB) Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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22.06.2011  Samsung Galaxy S 4G (T959v 1GB) Unbrick – Boot repair supported

Samsung T959V 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 T959V:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Samsung T959V JTAG pads;
  • Connect microUSB cable to phone and PC;
  • Insert battery;
  • Make sure Samsung T959V 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 ‘Volume Up’ 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.

RIFF JTAG – More CDMA Models, new bug fix updates today

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10.06.2011  More CDMA Models, new bug fix updates today

Whats new :

CDMA  Models JTAG support :

  • Huawei C2605
  • Micromax  MMX 250C
  • ZTE  WP829
  • LG RD3640

Bug fix updates :

  • Samsung S5830
  • HTC Incredible C

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 – More CDMA Models, Samsung S5250 Unbrick supported

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29.05.2011   More CDMA Models, Samsung S5250 Unbrick supported

New CDMA models added today :

  • ZTE S160
  • Unicare  UN510BF
  • Unicare ChivaC2
  • Huawei C5100

Samsung phones :

  • Samsung S5250
  • Samsung S5260 (Bug Fix)

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 Z630 Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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13.05.2011  Samsung Z630 Unbrick – Boot repair supported

Resurrection of Samsung Z630 requires battery or external power supply. Most convenient way is to use additionally an USB cable: in this case power is auto powered on and there will be no need to hold power on key during connection startup.
Please note, phone will be detected even with only USB cable connected, but stable connection and stable data exchange will be achieved only when battery (or external power supply) is connected too.

To resurrect Samsung Z630:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Samsung Z630 JTAG pads;
  • Insert battery (or connect external power supply to the battery pads) and connect USB cable;
  • Make sure Samsung Z630 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 ‘4’ key and press ‘Power ON’ button. In few seconds you should see light-blue screen.

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 Ace S5830 Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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12.05.2011 Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 Unbrick – Boot repair supported

Samsung S5830 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 S5830 do this:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S5830 JTAG pads;
  • Insert battery and connect USB cable to phone and PC;
  • Make sure Samsung S5830 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 ‘Home’ 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 Eternity A867 Unbrick – Boot repair supported

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12.05.2011    Samsung Eternity A867 Unbrick  – Boot repair supported

The Samsung A867 board 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 Samsung A867:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Samsung A867 JTAG pads;
  • Connect USB cable;
  • Make sure Samsung A867 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 both ‘Volume Down’ and ‘Camera’ keys and press ‘Power ON’ button.

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 Nexus S (i9023) Unbrick Boot repair supported

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04.05.2011  Samsung Nexus S (i9023) Unbrick Boot repair supported

Samsung I9023 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.
Current resurrector has two different versions of primary boot loaders (PBL) embedded. This depends on hardware version of your phone which boot to use, thus in case of failure (cannot enter download mode after resurrection) of first loader try selecting another.
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 I9023:

  • Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I9023 JTAG pads;
  • Connect microUSB cable to phone and PC;
  • Insert battery;
  • Make sure Samsung I9023 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.