Guest Madtomato Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 Hello all, bought a HTC desire off ebay, the previous owner has the "latest MoDaCo rom installed with apps2sd+" I think I want to just COMPLETELY wipe the phone to its factory settings and then start completely over so I know how to properly root and install Modaco and apps2sd. I am a complete noob when it comes to all this and would very very much appreciate someone giving me detailed instructions on how to do all that or give me a link. I used to have a iPhone 3gs which I jailbroke so I have some experience with that type of thing however I have no clue if its similar to Android. Cheers guys!
Guest Madtomato Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 I should also add I dont need to back it up as I have nothing of mine on it :lol:
Guest bpivk Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 Don't bother unrooting it if you've bought it from ebay unless you know if it's been branded and what rom was originally on it because you'll have to find the correct RUU and root it again. It's just less hassle if it's already rooted. Just download a custom rom, put it on your SD card, start the phone with Volume down + power button. Go into recovery and select wipe phone and data and then install a new rom from zip file and select custom zip. That's all there is to it. You'll need a second EXT3 partition for a2sd before you flash a rom and that's it. You can find all the basic answers here on this forum or if you google for them. And ask for the rest. Enjoy your new phone.
Guest EddyOS Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 Perhaps the OP wants to run it stock? You never know...
Guest bpivk Posted January 23, 2011 Report Posted January 23, 2011 The second sentence said: "I want to just COMPLETELY wipe the phone to its factory settings and then start completely over so I know how to properly root and install Modaco and apps2sd." So I guess that he just wants to play with the phone.
Guest Madtomato Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 Ok well I'll have a look more into these suggestions then. Thanks.
Guest EddyOS Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 The second sentence said: "I want to just COMPLETELY wipe the phone to its factory settings and then start completely over so I know how to properly root and install Modaco and apps2sd." So I guess that he just wants to play with the phone. Which, to me, would suggest wanting to go back to stock to do the rooting process themselves and learn what needs to be done Need to know the original ROM version to get the right RUU, though
Guest bpivk Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) Which, to me, would suggest wanting to go back to stock to do the rooting process themselves and learn what needs to be doneThat's true but as I've said. Buying the rooted phone from ebay leaves you with guessing which ruu is the correct one. And seeing that it's already rooted it's pointless to risk bricking the phone if it's been debranded. It's best leaving at that and just flashing a desired rom and restoring it for warranty purposes. I think that we both have a point so I'll just leave it at that. Edited January 24, 2011 by bpivk
Guest EddyOS Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 Could just ask the eBay seller...
Guest ndbubbles Posted January 24, 2011 Report Posted January 24, 2011 hey... how do i look up on my desire to find what the original rom is? it's still running the orig one so before i applie the new rom i think this would be handy to have to hand in the case i need to install the original rom for warrenty purposes :lol:
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