RIFF Box – JTAG Revolution

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.

08.04.2011 Samsung S7230E Wave 723 Unbrick – Boot Repair supported

Resurrecting Samsung S7230E is easy. To power the phone connect USB cable and insert battery. In case phone is not detected de-power phone completely, then wait few seconds, insert USB cable and then insert battery.

To resurrect Samsung S7230E:

• Solder JTAG cable to Samsung S7230E JTAG pads;
• Connect USB cable to phone and PC;
• Insert battery;
• Make sure Samsung S7230E 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. We used MultiLoader 5.64 version.

To enter download mode:

• Disconnect PC cable;
• Insert battery;
• Hold both ‘Volume Down’ (on the left side of phone) and ‘Lock’ (right side bottom part) 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.

02.09.2010 Samsung WAVE Single Click Unbrick/Repair dead boot released

Please start JTAG Manager and click “Check for Updates” button. You’ll be notified about new DLL, download it and restart the software.
“Samsung_S8500.dll” contains pinout, repair instructions and required files for single click Samsung WAVE S8500 Unbrick/Repair dead boot.