RIFF Box – JTAG Revolution

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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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 ! ! !

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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21.03.2012    RIFF JTAG – HTC Sensation XL X315 / Bass (HTC Runnymede) Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI and CID update supported

Repairing bricked  HTC SensationXL (PI39200) is easy using RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected.
Some (or all) revisions of HTC SensationXL 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 FSBL loader, so writing to FSBL area is artificially disabled in the DCC Loader code. DCC Loader will discard all flashing attempts into FSBL zone and will respond with success code as if flashing succeeded. In this way FSBL zone is protected while user still can flash full image files seamlessly.
Resurrector will reflash radio’s boot zone (except FSBL area) and will re-write PDA’s SPL to 1.25.0004 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 = ‘PG3920000’.
There is option to reflash BOOT and RECOVERY zones.
Please note, if your phone has the FSBL loader damaged and MCU has JTAG FUSE blown then there is no way to resurrect your phone via JTAG interface.

To resurrect HTC SensationXL:

•  Solder JTAG cable to HTC SensationXL JTAG pads;
•  Insert battery and connect USB Data cable;
•  Make sure HTC SensationXL 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.

To enter download mode:

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

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19.03.2012    RIFF JTAG – HTC EVO View 4G Unbrick, Unlock, IMEI and CID update supported

Repairing bricked HTC EvoView4G is easy using 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 EvoView4G 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 FSBL loader, so writing to FSBL area is artificially disabled in the DCC Loader code. DCC Loader will discard all flashing attempts into FSBL zone and will respond with success code as if flashing succeeded. In this way FSBL zone is protected while user still can flash full image files seamlessly.
Resurrector will reflash radio’s boot zone (except FSBL area) and will re-write PDA’s SPL to 1.38.0000 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 = ‘PG4120000’.
There is option to reflash BOOT and RECOVERY zones.
Please note, if your phone has the FSBL loader damaged and MCU has JTAG FUSE blown then there is no way to resurrect your phone via JTAG interface.

To resurrect HTC EvoView4G:

•  Solder JTAG cable to HTC EvoView4G JTAG pads;
•  Insert battery and connect USB Data cable;
•  Make sure HTC EvoView4G 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.

To enter download mode:

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

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16.03.2012  RIFF JTAG – Samsung GT-i9210 Galaxy S II LTE  Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair Supported, World First ! ! !

Repairing bricked Samsung I9210 is easy with the RIFF Box. The device is based on the Qualcomm APQ8060 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 I9210:

•  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I9210 JTAG pads;
•  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
•  Insert battery;
•  Make sure Samsung I9210 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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14.03.2012   RIFF JTAG – HTC EVO 3D  (HTC Shooter) Unbrick – Boot Repair Supported, World First  ! ! !

Repairing bricked HTC EVO 3D (PG86300) is easy with the RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected.
Resurrector will reflash radio’s boot zone (except FSBL area) and will re-write PDA’s SPL version 1.49.0007. Additionally to SPL and Radio zones, the zone which contains Model ID is re-flashed too. Thus after resurrection phone will have Model ID = ‘PG8630000’.
There is option to reflash BOOT and RECOVERY zones.

To resurrect HTC EVO 3D:

•  Solder JTAG cable to HTC EVO 3D JTAG pads;
•  Insert batter and connect USB Data cable;
•  Make sure HTC EVO 3D 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.

To enter download mode:

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

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14.03.2012    RIFF JTAG – Samsung SGH-i727 Galaxy S II Skyrocket Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair, World First ! ! ! 

Repairing bricked Samsung I727 is easy with the RIFF Box. The device is based on the Qualcomm APQ8060 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 I727:

•  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung I727 JTAG pads;
•  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
•  Insert battery;
•  Make sure Samsung I727 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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14.03.2012   RIFF JTAG – T-Mobile Samsung SGH-T989 Galaxy S II Unbrick – Dead Boot Repair supported, World First  ! ! !

Repairing bricked Samsung T989 is easy with the RIFF Box. The device is based on the Qualcomm APQ8060 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 T989:

•  Solder JTAG cable to Samsung T989 JTAG pads;
•  Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
•  Insert battery;
•  Make sure Samsung T989 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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14.03.2012   RIFF JTAG – HTC Sensation  (HTC Pyramid)  Unbrick, ModelID, CID, IMEI repair Supported

Repairing bricked HTC Sensation is easy with the RIFF Box. Phone is auto powered on with USB Data Cable connected to the PC while battery is connected.

Resurrector will reflash radio’s boot zone (except FSBL area) and will re-write PDA’s SPL version 1.18.0000. Additionally to SPL and Radio zones, the zone which contains Model ID is re-flashed too. Thus after resurrection phone will have Model ID = ‘PG5813000’.
There is option to reflash BOOT and RECOVERY zones.

To resurrect HTC Sensation:

•  Solder JTAG cable to HTC Sensation JTAG pads;
•  Insert batter and connect USB Data cable;
•  Make sure HTC Sensation 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.

To enter download mode:

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

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