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I have here an A1989 (820-00850) with a water damage on J8500 between PIN 1 , 3 and 43.
Note:
EDP_INT_AUX_N is shorted to ground - so I guess the onboard GPU got fried by the backlight circuit (PPVOUT_S0_LCDBKLT), right?
I was able to restore the device via AC2 - no issue.
But im not...
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I have here an A1990 - Touchbar doesnt work. (no signs of life)
Note: J5100 was corroded - cleaned it and removed the corrosion. (Flexcable was fine)
J5100 power lines:
- PP1V8_SLPS2RSW_DFR: 1.8V
- PP5V_G3S_DFR_FILT: 5.1V
J5110 power lines:
- PP1V8_SLPS2RSW_DFR: 1.8V
- PP3V3_G3HSW_DFR...
I have already removed a good known "T2-chip" (from another donor board) but now I have some struggles with reballing it. (Note: I have a stencil and I use soldering paste)
Issue: When I press to hard on the stencil it moves etc. and also the heat kinda "deforms" it.
(Stencil...
I don’t have a good board :/ Regarding to the “wiki” it says that “Error 4014” means bad T2 RAM or battery.
In case the RAM is bad, can it be replaced by a good one? So is the RAM serialized with T2 CPU? (CPU and RAM are “sandwiched” right?)
https://logi.wiki/index.php/DFU_Mode_Restore_(Macs)
Already tried that but sadly its entering DFU again and restore always ends with the message above.
The ".BIN" should work, right? Or is there anything I missed? Before the reflashing it wasn't 24/7 in DFU.
Edit: Also strange is that when the MB is assembled it stays on "4.97V/0.00-0.01A"...
I have successfully flashed the .BIN file to the SoC ROM.
Now im getting the following message in AC2
Unexpected device state 'DFU' expected 'Recovery' (Probably forced into DFU mode externally) [com.apple.MobileDevice.MobileRestore – 0xFAE (4014)]
Note:
SOC_FORCE_DFU and PP1V8_SLPS2R are not...
https://amzn.eu/d/8XLQ3mB (programmer)
https://amzn.eu/d/iO1pliT (1V8 adapter)
https://amzn.eu/d/hLjAQE3 (T2 chip soldering board)
This should work right?
which software will be used and where do I get the T2 rom file?
With and without battery, yes.
I have removed U6950, same behavior.
Edit: Just the T2 is getting „warm“.
Edit2: In DFU mode SLPS2R and AWAKE voltages are stable.