Force restore iphone 3g

Hi guys,
About 2 years ago I jailbroke my iphone (it was out of necessity, my home button became completely unresponsive and I found a jailbreak up [mquickdo] which created a virtual home button with a similar gesture to what we now use for notification centre). The phone ran completely fine jailbroken. I never installed any others mods or apps, only mquickdo, it made my phone useable for the remaining 6 months that i had it.
When I upgraded to the iphone4, i decided to wipe my 3g so I could give it to my mother to use (i had planned to take it to a repair shop to have the home button fixed, so i thought i could wipe the phone and the jailbreak and send her back to a factory reset). I did so using the "erase all content and settings" feature in General settings, however this made the phone completely unusable. It now seizes up at the apple logo when i try to turn it on (but since it is still jailbroken, it is some odd hybrid of the apple logo and a spin/loading wheel. It just stays on this image indefinitely (i.e. till the battery drains).
I want to know if there is any way I can do a force software installation to replace whatever is currently on the drive with the normal firmware. I know there is a method of putting the phone into recovery mode, however my understanding is that it require use of the home button (which of course, i dont have). When i connect the phone to my mac it receives the power via the usb, but does not load in itunes.
Is there any other alternative way you guys know that I can force the phone to reset the software?
I am on the side of technologically literate (or at least i can follow instructions, so if there is any backway into the phones drive, I should be able to follow).
Thanks in advance guys.

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I am on the side of technologically literate
Stop. No, you have proven you are not. It's been a HUGE warning to never select the "Erase All Content and Settings" option as this will cause kernel/boot lockups. Yes, it should render your device soft-bricked. But, only you can determine a hard brick.
Put the device into DFU mode, and restore to OS 4.2 http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1034. This should remove the jailbreak on the iPhone. However, since you don't seem to have a functioning home button, you may be completely out of luck. I'd suggest repairing your home button, or selling your 3G for parts, and use the money to get a new phone.

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