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Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: March 15th, 2016, 12:38
by ddrecovery
Is this possible to do (iPhones excluded).

I have an LG G3 which has been run over by a car and a Motorola Droid Turbo which has been to a cell phone store and they couldn't get the phone to work so again presumably a chip off is the only way. I have searched the forum and found a lot about KIA'a and Ferrari's but not much about cell phone chip offs. I know PC-3000 flash does not offer this.

Cell phones is an area we want to get into, but realize it is a whole new ball of wax.

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: March 15th, 2016, 13:31
by arvika
What kind of memory is there? If eMMC like in most of smartphones, we are able read it. By eMMC interface or some by NAND interface. Here you can see some models:

http://odzyskiwanie-danych.com.pl/monol ... abase.html

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: March 15th, 2016, 14:12
by ddrecovery
arvika wrote:What kind of memory is there? If eMMC like in most of smartphones, we are able read it. By eMMC interface or some by NAND interface. Here you can see some models:

http://odzyskiwanie-danych.com.pl/monol ... abase.html

Not sure of the chip yet, just wanted a general idea first before I tore them apart. I will let you know. Thanks :D

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: March 15th, 2016, 14:59
by Amarbir[CDR-Labs]
ddrecovery wrote:
arvika wrote:What kind of memory is there? If eMMC like in most of smartphones, we are able read it. By eMMC interface or some by NAND interface. Here you can see some models:

http://odzyskiwanie-danych.com.pl/monol ... abase.html

Not sure of the chip yet, just wanted a general idea first before I tore them apart. I will let you know. Thanks :D


Well,
Could You Wait For a Day Or So I Am Planning To Create a New Thread To Explain Many Of You Handle These Issues . BTW None Of These Tools Like PC-3000 ,Rusolut Or Softcenter Are Required For These .You Need a Investment of Approx USD 1000 To Handle Most Phones ,Can You Gimme a Day or So For This

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: March 15th, 2016, 15:05
by ddrecovery
Amarbir[CDR-Labs] wrote:Well,
Could You Wait For a Day Or So I Am Planning To Create a New Thread To Explain Many Of You Handle These Issues . BTW None Of These Tools Like PC-3000 ,Rusolut Or Softcenter Are Required For These .You Need a Investment of Approx USD 1000 To Handle Most Phones ,Can You Gimme a Day or So For This

Of course Amarbir. I think we are all very keen to hear the answer :D

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: March 15th, 2016, 15:18
by Amarbir[CDR-Labs]
ddrecovery wrote:
Amarbir[CDR-Labs] wrote:Well,
Could You Wait For a Day Or So I Am Planning To Create a New Thread To Explain Many Of You Handle These Issues . BTW None Of These Tools Like PC-3000 ,Rusolut Or Softcenter Are Required For These .You Need a Investment of Approx USD 1000 To Handle Most Phones ,Can You Gimme a Day or So For This

Of course Amarbir. I think we are all very keen to hear the answer :D


Well,
Then hang on for a day or so ok

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: March 17th, 2016, 13:22
by hdd2fix
ddrecovery wrote:Of course Amarbir. I think we are all very keen to hear the answer :D

definitely, will be waiting too.

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: March 22nd, 2016, 16:17
by ddrecovery
Amarbir[CDR-Labs wrote: Well, Could You Wait For a Day Or So I Am Planning To Create a New Thread To Explain Many Of You Handle These Issues . BTW None Of These Tools Like PC-3000 ,Rusolut Or Softcenter Are Required For These .You Need a Investment of Approx USD 1000 To Handle Most Phones ,Can You Gimme a Day or So For This

Any news??

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: March 23rd, 2016, 2:48
by Chris Zhang
You only need a emmc socket to do data recovery. :D

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: March 23rd, 2016, 4:47
by arvika
Its not true. It helps not big % of cases.

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: March 23rd, 2016, 5:05
by einstein9
arvika wrote:Its not true. It helps not big % of cases.


+10

need more than a socket to do that +TIME

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: March 23rd, 2016, 5:32
by jermy
einstein9 wrote:...+TIME

+1

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: April 24th, 2016, 18:12
by binaryintel
My company specializes in forensics on phones which are damaged or not supported by regular forensic equipment. Generally, we use chip-off, JTAG, or ISP/Direct eMMC methods to get a image of the flash chips. We have worked both the LG G3 and Droid Turbo XT1254 phones you mention and they both use eMMC memory. They can either be imaged by chip-off or ISP (in circuit without removing the chip). There are several options to read eMMC memory (including SD/USB socket adapters) but for phones with NAND chips we use various universal programmers and adapters. Feel free to contact me with any questions about equipment or analysis software options.

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: April 25th, 2016, 3:30
by einstein9
binaryintel wrote:My company specializes in forensics on phones which are damaged or not supported by regular forensic equipment. Generally, we use chip-off, JTAG, or ISP/Direct eMMC methods to get a image of the flash chips. We have worked both the LG G3 and Droid Turbo XT1254 phones you mention and they both use eMMC memory. They can either be imaged by chip-off or ISP (in circuit without removing the chip). There are several options to read eMMC memory (including SD/USB socket adapters) but for phones with NAND chips we use various universal programmers and adapters. Feel free to contact me with any questions about equipment or analysis software options.


So you find the TP(s) and apply your method to access the Internal Memory Dump and then Process it with Mobile Forensic Tools right?
:wink:

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: April 25th, 2016, 17:48
by binaryintel
Yep, that's pretty much it in a nutshell :beer:

#1 determine pinout for JTAG/ISP or pull the chip
#2 dump the memory
#3 fire up the appropriate mobile forensic software tools (if we're lucky and the device is supported)

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: April 25th, 2016, 17:51
by HaQue
Amarbir[CDR-Labs] wrote:
ddrecovery wrote:
Amarbir[CDR-Labs] wrote:Well,
Could You Wait For a Day Or So I Am Planning To Create a New Thread To Explain Many Of You Handle These Issues . BTW None Of These Tools Like PC-3000 ,Rusolut Or Softcenter Are Required For These .You Need a Investment of Approx USD 1000 To Handle Most Phones ,Can You Gimme a Day or So For This

Of course Amarbir. I think we are all very keen to hear the answer :D


Well,
Then hang on for a day or so ok


Hey, Big A.. I'm interested to see what you were going to write in the new thread you said you were going to create. :-)

cheers

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: April 26th, 2016, 2:41
by einstein9
binaryintel wrote:Yep, that's pretty much it in a nutshell :beer:

#1 determine pinout for JTAG/ISP or pull the chip
#2 dump the memory
#3 fire up the appropriate mobile forensic software tools (if we're lucky and the device is supported)


PM Sent. :idea:

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: April 26th, 2016, 12:36
by ddrecovery
Amarbir[CDR-Labs] wrote:Then hang on for a day or so ok

Amarbir, We have been waiting for 6 weeks for the 'day or so'. Any update? We don't expect miracles, just an update. We all have clients we are trying to appease waiting for your response.

Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: May 3rd, 2016, 23:48
by Amarbir[CDR-Labs]
ddrecovery wrote:
Amarbir[CDR-Labs] wrote:Then hang on for a day or so ok

Amarbir, We have been waiting for 6 weeks for the 'day or so'. Any update? We don't expect miracles, just an update. We all have clients we are trying to appease waiting for your response.


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Re: Cell Phone Chip Off Recoveries

Posted: May 4th, 2016, 12:45
by ddrecovery
Amarbir[CDR-Labs] wrote:Hi DDRecovery ,
My Fathers elder Brother Had Expired And We Were In a Mourning Period ,I Will Do This ASAP For You And Post It Online

Sorry to hear about your loss. No hurry.