so i went into recovery and it sent me to a android system recovery page with a black backround and white htc logo in center
also i forgot to mention that after i factory reset i for some reason thought it would be a great idea to clear storge?? i dont know if that means anything i know im such a nooooob!
O.k...this is what I think should be done...and I will copy/paste the instructions here....these are taken from this guide:
I kinda edited a little just for you
http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...-rooting-gingerbread-2-3-5-dummies-guide.html
Basically, this is what we are going to do. We will install a recovery (called AmonRA). Then we will flash a rom to get your phone working.
Do you have adb on you computer? If not, let's do this:
1. On your desktop, create a folder and call it "Android"
2 download and move these 3 files to that folder.
adb.exe
fastboot.exe
AdbWinApi.dll
3. Download these 2 files and run both of them:
HTC Sync 3.0.5551
Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
Time to install the recovery.
ADB command method
1.download amon ra 2.3 from here:
PC36IMG_RA_2.3.zip
2.
extract the file and then go into and move recovery.img file into the
android folder you created.
3.on your phone you should be in the bootloader menu screen, highlight and select the fastboot option and plug the phone into your computer. (the word "fastboot" should change to "fastboot-usb")
4.on your computer press and hold shift while right clicking the
android folder.
5.select
open command window here option (windows 7)
6.enter command:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
congrats!!!!!! you have just installed amon ra 2.3
7. get out of fastboot and highlight recovery, that should put you into your new recovery screen.
Time to flash a rom.
1.first you need the vr superwipe (
this is not a rom. this is a file that wipes your sytem partitions and also wipes all the temp files as well:
ZZZVR_SUPERWIPE.zip. download it and put it on your card.
(optional)*
2.download the
rom (i recommend
MikG v3.11 [3/9/2012]) of your choice and transfer it to your card.
--To transfer the files to your sd card, in recovery, there should be an option called "usbms toggle" That will mount your phone so you can see the sd card contents on your computer. AFter you transfer the files, unmount the phone.
3.go into recovery (you should already be in recovery)
4.make a nandroid backup (for you, there is nothing to backup so, skip this step.)
5.select wipe from the main menu and wipe dalvik cache, cache, and data
6.select flash zip from sdcard
7.find the superwipe file and select it.
(optional)
8.find your rom and select it. It will install the rom. Wait until its done. Then,
9.reboot.
first boot will take a bit longer then normal, so be patient.
That should do it man!
If you have any questions after reading this, just ask so you are clear on the process.