Root Factory reset on rooted desire

[ajscorsa]

I'm selling my desire so last night I done a factory reset so it was wiped clean for the new buyer, it's messed up and the phone is stuck in a constant reboot loop, I don't have the memory card I used when rooting the phone and sold the laptop which had my back up etc on it! Can anyone help before I commit a bit of insurance fraud?

 

[InfernalByte]

Not without a goldcard!

 

[ajscorsa]

How do I make a gold card if the phone is stuck on a constant reboot loop

 

[InfernalByte]

You can use a USB card reader or maybe have a friend with a HTC. First of all have you tried getting into HBoot and wiping?

 

[ajscorsa]

I know how to get into hboot but how do i wipe?

 

[ajscorsa]

Ok I wiped but it made no difference. I've downloaded a rom, I'll get it on the card some how, will I be able to load it onto the phone? Will that work?

 

[InfernalByte]

I know how to get into hboot but how do i wipe?

When I said Hboot I meant recovery. If you cant get into recovery maybe you can flash another through Fastboot commander, but I would suggest finding a goldcard, there should be plenty of faq about making one with a card reader.

 

[ajscorsa]

Can I flash my new rom on using recovery? Would that work?

 

[InfernalByte]

If you can get into recovery then simply wipe using the 2 wipe options on the main recovery screen and then reflash your Leedroid. If you have the confidence at Recovery go to advanced and wipe the Dalvik as well.

 

[ajscorsa]

When I hit recovery it brings up the picture of the phone with red ! Is this because there is no rom image on the mem card?

 

[InfernalByte]

When I hit recovery it brings up the picture of the phone with red ! Is this because there is no rom image on the mem card?

Is your phone locked to a carrier?

 

[ajscorsa]

It's locked on orange, does that make a difference?

 

[InfernalByte]

It's locked on orange, does that make a difference?

Yes. You'll NEED a goldcard I'm affraid. You can make one via a cardreader, although I've never used that method myself.

 

[ajscorsa]

Bummer, thanks for the help mate, I can't remember how to do it but I'll find a tutorial

 

[SUroot]

In the rooting faq, a link to a goldcard tool and tutorial