Sold iPhone, can buyer restore without passcode?

[ramuman]

I dropped and broke the glass on my iPhone 3G. While trying to fix it, I screwed it up and couldn't get it to power on. I ended up buying a new one and selling the old one as-is on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170281871774&ssPageName=STRK:MESO:IT&ih=007

Thing is I had a passcode and I forgot to wipe the data before trying to fix it. After I broke it, I had no way to take the passcode off and sold it thinking the buyer could do a restore.

The buyer has fixed it and gotten a display and now wants the passcode to enter into the phone, but I was under the impression you can put it into restore mode and wipe it without a passcode. Is this right? I don't want to give out my passcode. There wasn't much personal on my phone, but I'd rather contacts and such and not be revealed.

I hope no one accuses me of stealing the phone or something along those lines.

 

[wackymacky]

They could try recovery mode could try recovery mode.

 

[gadgetdad]

They could try recovery mode could try recovery mode.

Too much coffee?

 

[ramuman]

Thanks...I've told the buyer to try the hold home/sleep button and see what happens. I've never forgotten my passcode so I've never run into this problem.

 

[neesh0]

that wont work, he might need to try restoring from DFU mode, here are instructions: http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1034

 

[ramuman]

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[ramuman]

He said he's got it restoring. He mentioned the headphone jack doesn't work (though it should be fixable), but that everything else does. Apparently I bent a pin on a connector when I put it back together and that was shorting that connection. Oh well. He ends up with a cheap iPhone.