i have buy a new htc diamond sfr 1.37.163 and it is bad so i want to upgrade the rom but i found a lot of and i don't know who is the best please answer me
Stop making new threads!..
I'd already gave you an answar: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=501880
Use the stock 2.03. U can find all stocks here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=471699
And just so you know it, these threads is aginst the rules.
!!! READ THIS BEFORE POSTING !!!
From FLAR:
5. Post a message only once.
As a large forum we don't need unnecessary clutter, You're free to edit your message as you like, so if you do not receive an answer revisit your message and see if you can describe your problem better. Not everyone is online at the same time, it might take a while before you receive an answer.
From Tnyynt:
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You must check every single rom by your self. Every ROM has your own tweaks and tricks, every rom has bugs...
You can start from "old" Roms based on 20*** because they stable and checked.
For example Nataly1.1 or CT's 6.4 with HD feature.
So First of all you will need Unsigned HARDSPL and then just play around...
danny_and_2 said:
Use the stock 2.03. U can find all stocks here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=471699
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The stock ROMs are the official ROMs from HTC, arent they? So they should be installable even without HardSPL, right?
megahenebi said:
You must check every single rom by your self. Every ROM has your own tweaks and tricks, every rom has bugs...
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Which one would be recommended if one is after a rather plain and small, but current ROM with as few preinstalled applications as possible? Basically a plain WM in its newest version without actual third party programs.
megahenebi said:
So First of all you will need Unsigned HARDSPL and then just play around...
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A particular reason why you recommend the unsigned version?
U have to use unsigned hardspl on your device, else U can't install the custom rom.
Yes it's from HTC. So you don't need a unsigned hard-spl.
this thread, like other similar threads, will end up being locked.
danny_and_2 said:
U have to use unsigned hardspl on your device, else U can't install the custom rom.
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I was referring to the HardSPL supporting unsigned ROMs (which would be less secure), but I think you mean the HardSPL (the modified SPL) in general, dont you?
danny_and_2 said:
Yes it's from HTC. So you don't need a unsigned hard-spl.
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Yes, so there the default or official SPL should work. Its basically like upgrading to a ROM downloaded from htc.com.
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Is there any German ROM from any manufacturer or provider available for the Trinity?
Thanks in advance.
Regards
freggeln
Yes there iss, it is WM5. Next time read first befor you ask.
memba said:
Yes there iss, it is WM5. Next time read first befor you ask.
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While I'm the first to say "search first, ask later" and "don't create a new thread unnecessarily - there are ways and ways to say things.
Like did you try a google search?
Or have a look here - and try to search the site first before creating a new thread - otherwise the site can get congested with lots of small posts of no interest to anyone asking the same questions!
have a look here: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Trinity_Upgrades - or try the HTC website even!.
But yes, you're right - people should read others hard work in the threads before asking questions.
memba said:
Yes there iss, it is WM5. Next time read first befor you ask.
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you can´t read yourselve?
He is asking for an WM6 German ROM and not for WM5.
Yes there was a non official WM6 ROM by bepe. He has to close and to delete his thread because some people have a problem with his work.
Have a look at this thread page 4 and 6.
To the others please calm down.
sammy_deluxe said:
you can´t read yourselve?
To the others please calm down.
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Hmm - these two phrases in the same thread Makes me laugh.
I was trying to be as calm as possible - while making the point that unnecessary threads like this one just pollute a great forum. My point about searching remains relevant - and no I didn't read the title of the thread. Apologies.
However, as freggeln got as far as the Trinity Mobile 6 forum - a couple more clicks or searches would have found the info he wanted.
Finding the fact that there is NO official (released) WM6 ROM yet for the Trinity is not difficult, either. My redirection to the Available ROM versions page was the most useful bit of info that anyone could provide to a newbie looking for a ROM, I think
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you can´t read yourselve?
He is asking for an WM6 German ROM and not for WM5.
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I see reading is a very hard thing, "from any manufacturer or provider" is written in his Post so he wants an ORIGNAL HTC ROM even if it's brandet with some Provider addons. And ORIGINAL ROMs are WM5 only.
But OK this thread is hopfully over know
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But OK this thread is hopfully over know
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I think there is a more important thread.
hello, i am kinda new to this scene, but i mean no harm
I don't know everything but am eager to learn.
so i gonna ask some newbee questions and maybe i didn't read everything but hell, there is no harm asking
i just bought the diamond (in the dutch language, i've seen a couple more dutch ppl so if there is some one that knows alot, please add me @ msn : Deleted for Users Privacy You don't know Which Creep will add you, Use the Safe PM Method)
now i have some questions
- how can i extract my current rom? and can i use that extracted rom as a backup when i accidentily flash the wrong rom, or just want to have it back to the old way
- what is hard spl, i know it has something to do with the signing of other roms than the original rom, what are the dangers about flashing the spl, can it do any harm to my diamond? and can i go back to the original settings (and also, how about warranty?)
- before i had the Diamond, i had the Herald (P4350) and i bricked it twice, can this also happen with the diamond? or isn't that possible couze the SPL can be flashed (it wasn't possible with my p4350, thats why it was bricked )
i ask this questions becouse i want to get the maximum from my diamond, but i also have a contract on my provider and can't get a new phone in 2 years, don't want to waste my diamond on a stupid accident
if you think i am a noob, i am. but don't reply if you don't have any thing intresting to tell.
please don't tell me to use the search, becouse there are verry much topics and i can't get an hold of it, that's why i am asking it here.
Thank you verry much,
regards,
Sam
Im not ENORMOUSLY qualified to answer the SPL questions in depth but the General purpose of using HardSPL is that your device is freed up to use ANY ROM you wish (it has to be a diamond rom though). Hence your device is not limited to ROMs by your carrier:
Originally if you bought a Tmobile handset it is usually CID locked to only allow tmobile ROMS, with HArdSPL it allows any diamond ROM, so you could use on by HTC...or a cooked ROM found on this forum!
Also HardSPL has had a tradition of safeguarding against some of the types of brick possible, this may be the case with the version for the diamond but id probably let cmonex or olipro comment on that as im not too sure.
By adding the signing of ROMS and radios etc...this has removed the possibility of ROMs being flashed which are known to brick devices, wether it is intentional or just an accident by a ROM chef. Only allowing signed images to be flashed makes it alot safer for the majority of users.
Just a note: I would not advise to post your e-mail in a public forum, unless you dig spam.
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Just a note: I would not advise to post your e-mail in a public forum, unless you dig spam.
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yeah i know, but hell, it's only my gmail accout. got a lots of those
Maybe that is his allowed to have spam address
Anyway these questions are the same resting on my shoulders .... sadly my thread got closed.
All we want to know is how we .... backup the ROM before flashing and restoring it.
I figured the phone consists of the following:
IPL (Initial Program Loader) ... this is like a BIOS for your phone.
SPL (Secondary Program Loader) ... this will boot the actual OS.
ROM ... this is the part where WM61 etc all is?
Ext_ROM ... this is the part where HTC has put all its customizations like TF3D?
So when we use this HardSPL, we only flash the SPL ... ROM stays intact? And how do we make a backup of all this?
Also why is a hard-reset needed if only the SPL is being flashed? It would just startup and boot your ROM, or am I mistaken?
Maybe once Ive gained more knowledge about these nifty phones, I can contribute to the community too like you all do. Maybe I'll just start a "Total noob guide to the HTC Diamond" ... all I need is a start, I want to flash this thing ASAP .... but I first want to get a few simple answers which arent 100% answered by the wiki or forums (mainly how to backup ROM, radio etc etc etc BEFORE flashing).
Meh my posts tend to get longer than expected on new forums
@sfjuocekr:
- Diamond does not have an extrom.
- read kaiser/polaris/niki/etc.. (msm7xxx devices) forums and wiki, 95% of what is said there applies for the diamond too. Apply common sense to decide what is device specific or not.
Hope that serves you as a start, for example, to answer your question about rom dumping, compare these two threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=382609
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334680
And apply common sense, so you'll se it's the same for diamond.
sfjuocekr said:
Maybe that is his allowed to have spam address
I figured the phone consists of the following:
IPL (Initial Program Loader) ... this is like a BIOS for your phone.
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no IPL for diamond, the radio bootloader does that job.
the rest was said by pof very nicely
btw note: when you try to apply shift/kaiser commands to dump the rom, make sure you change the sizes in the commands, to match the pdocread -l info.
mrvanx said:
Originally if you bought a Tmobile handset it is usually CID locked to only allow tmobile ROMS, with HArdSPL it allows any diamond ROM, so you could use on by HTC...or a cooked ROM found on this forum!
Also HardSPL has had a tradition of safeguarding against some of the types of brick possible, this may be the case with the version for the diamond but id probably let cmonex or olipro comment on that as im not too sure.
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Does this mean that HardSPL is not necessary (but advisable) if your device is not CID locked to any carrier but bought directly from HTC?
Apologies for the next noob question...
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Does this mean that HardSPL is not necessary (but advisable) if your device is not CID locked to any carrier but bought directly from HTC?
Apologies for the next noob question...
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HTC devices are still CID locked....to HTC ROMs, no device you can buy is SuperCID afaik.
pof said:
@sfjuocekr:
- Diamond does not have an extrom.
- read kaiser/polaris/niki/etc.. (msm7xxx devices) forums and wiki, 95% of what is said there applies for the diamond too. Apply common sense to decide what is device specific or not.
Hope that serves you as a start, for example, to answer your question about rom dumping, compare these two threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=382609
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334680
And apply common sense, so you'll se it's the same for diamond.
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This is the reply on which Ive been waiting
As soon as I'm home Ill read more about it and maybe post my finding is a uniform Diamond thread ...
Also the sketch from the layout ... I made up from information I found all over the forums and wiki, I do apply common sense but I still have limited knowhow about how these phones work.
Anyway thanks alot, Ill be trying to backup my phone asap when I arrive home from work (I work for Tele2/Versatel ... dont be scared I wont do any harm )
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HTC devices are still CID locked....to HTC ROMs, no device you can buy is SuperCID afaik.
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Got you...
Seems, after reading while working, these dumps are not the biggest helpers. As in we can't yet use them to rebuild the original ROM? I might have overlooked something, will investigate further this evening after work.
My question now still is, does this also update radio and SPL?
So the HTC Diamond basicly consists of a radio ROM, then the SPL and then goes into HTC ROM with WM61 etc ...?
So upgrading to HardSPL ... doesnt touch your current ROM and allows it to boot into it fine or does it need to be signed? Why is the hardreset needed then?
Anyway Im probably asking the same questions found on other parts of the forum, sorry for that if it annoys people around here. I just want to get started with a full backup, that is restorable ... as in that I can restore my phone to factory defaults ... if needed
I have alot of coding and hardware experience, which might help the community some day when I gain more knowledge. My age was the homemade EEPROM programmers and big ZIF-sockets business, you probably know what Im aiming for
sfjuocekr said:
I just want to get started with a full backup, that is restorable ... as in that I can restore my phone to factory defaults ... if needed
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I second that. Is there a way to do a full backup and restore to factory defaults after using hardspl and cooked roms?
SPL: you can take it from an official rom (nbhextract), if its the same version that you have, or you can dump it from the device before HardSPL'ing it. (see one of the previous threads I linked on how to pmemdump the SPL).
Radio:you can take it from an official rom (nbhextract), if its the same version that you have.
OS: Search how to reconstruct a dumped ROM, again, apply common sense
sfjuocekr said:
Why is the hardreset needed then?
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that's just standard RUU procedure. you can hack the RUU exe to not send task 28 to cause the SPL to hard reset.
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you can hack the RUU exe to not send task 28 to cause the SPL to hard reset.
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I guess that you will do that soon too, right?
Perfect job you guys!!!
Hey guys,
I was using Unsigned-Hard-SPL-Diamond-OliNex to flash b4 installing the new rom. it is showing 100% done and my phone reset, and all look fine...
however when entering bootloader screen it is showing me the version as 1.34.00 (sth like this), and check from the rom in the setting of the phone..it is still 1.34.xx (the original rom).
I was following the steps from some posts in the forums...but still the same..
Can anyone please help? sorry i am a newbie to pda phone...
Thanks again guys
can you follow the steps here exactly and let me know the result?
hard-spl upgrade guide
I have a similar problem. When i made HARD SPL everything is ok, but when i try to make a ROM update there is an error massage on the screen. I tried with 2 or 3 ROMs and always the same ****... I downloaded the official one and it's the same... I made printscreen here it is ---> http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/4/7/2/f_gggm_0346e0b.jpg any ideas ?
maybe you installed the rom using sspl and hard spl did not install when you tried to install it. Not sure if this is possible.
Let check the Hard-SPL installed:
press volume down and soft reset (small red button) together and keep until comes out the 3 colored band in the screen, read the Hard-SPL version, it must be 1.40.
Let us know, ciao.
that's the windows error message saying it needs to close.. what's the error message the RUU gives.. it should have a number, or description of what happened. sure your download is not simply corrupt?
Well I have downloaded it 3 times already and every time i tried to make ROM update after HARD SPL my device cannot make upgrade and this error massage is on the screen.. I made soft reset after HARD SPL and there was no 3, but 4 colors on my screen...I thought that I ****ed up the phone, but for my luck I'm not hehe. BUT The f***in version is the same:
ROM version: 1.34.831.1 WWE. ROM date: 05/25/08. Radio version: 0.93.25.NS16. Protocol Version: 52.24.25.08H.
Please help, I don't know WTF!?!? That version is just NO COMMENT!
Thanks...
yeah can you please state the exact error message that comes up?
also, can you confirm you have Hard-SPL on your device.. if so, which version? (signed or unsigned)
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can you follow the steps here exactly and let me know the result?
hard-spl upgrade guide
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Yea after i followed the steps it is working all fine for me. I think my original problem is the way to enter boot loader screen, but then during the flash of the signed rom (1.37.456.2) i found that the version for boot loader is SPL-1.40.OliNex .
Now all is working fine, thx guys!!!
1 more question, if i have the hard spl installed, flashed a new rom. What should i do if i wanna flash another rom? (let say, after RUU-1.37.456.2 i wanna flash 1.37.401.3). Should i sspl and hardspl and install the new rom? Or i just simply install the new rom without hardspl again?
Thanks again!!
no, hard-spl is 'permanent' on your device unless you manually revert to stock SPL or something..
just flash another ROM without flashing Hard-SPL again
racerx_ said:
can you follow the steps here exactly and let me know the result?
hard-spl upgrade guide
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Could you please stop flashing your site all the way here? Here at XDA there is a lot of info how to flash your phone, it is not needed to flash your site all the time here. One time is enough.
i'm not 'flashing' my site.. if one time was enough he would have already gone through the guide. i didn't even MENTION the site, either, simply gave him a link to the guide. if you take time to read the thread you'll find that it actually helped him get hard-spl on his diamond which is why the site was created so we can minimize these kind of questions and threads in the forums.. if you spent more time actually helping people instead of writing ridiculous posts like this maybe we'd have a cleaner and more productive forum
Thankz guys thatz helpful
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if you spent more time actually helping people instead of writing ridiculous posts like this maybe we'd have a cleaner and more productive forum
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I'm sorry? Ridiculous posts?
I don't take you serious anymore. Saying that i am posting ridicolous posts while you are spamming all the way in here.
I just asked it friendly and now again, stop spamming your site. I find it in every support topic now a days and you are telling ME about a cleaner and more productive forum???
The info you have on your site is the same info as what can be found in here.
sumitescp said:
maybe you installed the rom using sspl
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not possible, at all, and don't try either, you could screw the device up if you try to flash a ROM we signed.
Yzord said:
I'm sorry? Ridiculous posts?
I don't take you serious anymore. Saying that i am posting ridicolous posts while you are spamming all the way in here.
I just asked it friendly and now again, stop spamming your site. I find it in every support topic now a days and you are telling ME about a cleaner and more productive forum???
The info you have on your site is the same info as what can be found in here.
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Is it me, or does his site look like a rip-off of mrvanx.org ?
Yzord said:
I'm sorry? Ridiculous posts?
I don't take you serious anymore. Saying that i am posting ridicolous posts while you are spamming all the way in here.
I just asked it friendly and now again, stop spamming your site. I find it in every support topic now a days and you are telling ME about a cleaner and more productive forum???
The info you have on your site is the same info as what can be found in here.
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ya, ridiculous cause there is no step by step upgrade guide with pics in the forum, and yeah all the info was there, but obviously some ppl have trouble reading so i gave him the info he needed. You on the other hand have yet to say anything helpful in this thread. So stop being a troll and post something useful. this will definitely be the last reply i waste on you
Olipro said:
Is it me, or does his site look like a rip-off of mrvanx.org ?
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i think it looks like the stock Joomla template that comes with a Joomla installation cause i couldn't find a cool enough template for this site Actually, i offered to help MrVanx add a trinity section to his site before i started my previous site, but no reply so i decided to help some non-hermes users.. this sure is a lot of drama for trying to help people with their noob questions
racerx_ said:
...I think it looks like the stock Joomla template that comes with a Joomla installation cause i couldn't find a cool enough template for this site Actually, i offered to help MrVanx add a trinity section to his site before i started my previous site, but no reply so i decided to help some non-hermes users.. this sure is a lot of drama for trying to help people with their noob questions
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I like the site and the content. Update it always like MrVanx did before to his info site. There's no harm done here.
Hi every one..
I just had my htc diamond from amazon
it come with a lot of software already installed.
I need to keep the original Rom near when I need it, but how? is there any software?
THX..
You don't really need to back up the rom itself... There are plenty of stock roms available already, if things would go wrong...
Take some time to read through the various threads regarding roms on the diamond before you post a question the next time, as that would have undoubtedly answered this particular one...
downloadzy said:
Hi every one..
I just had my htc diamond from amazon
it come with a lot of software already installed.
I need to keep the original Rom near when I need it, but how? is there any software?
THX..
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dont create duplicate threads
dont create duplicate threads
dont create duplicate threads
if you have red the wiki you will know how
this has nothing todo with "ROM Development"
it is about rom development mate - hes asking about the ROM
downloadzy said:
Hi every one..
I just had my htc diamond from amazon
it come with a lot of software already installed.
I need to keep the original Rom near when I need it, but how? is there any software?
THX..
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Welcome to the forums .
As said there are a few stock ROMS on here .
Just out of interest what ROM did your device come with . If its a newer one than is posted on here then all would like to know .
Cheers
walshieau said:
dont create duplicate threads
dont create duplicate threads
dont create duplicate threads
if you have red the wiki you will know how
this has nothing todo with "ROM Development"
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3: there isn't anything about the subject in the wiki, too
This way it works:
Dump Kaiser ROM
but note that the diskname is DSK: .
If it won't work please use the search function there are several threads about extracting diamond's rom.
regards
How to update HTC Desier to Android 2.2
kraukscis said:
How to update HTC Desier to Android 2.2
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due to there is no official 2.2 from htc you must flash a cooked rom. Within the cooked rom you'll find the flashing procedure.
Thanks but what is cooked rom
First thread, sticky in this section; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189 explains it all, you even have video-tutorials
kraukscis said:
How to update HTC Desier to Android 2.2
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And please use search before posting! When you signed up to these forums you agreed to the forum rules, and the number 1 rule is:
1. Search before posting.
Use one of our search functions before posting, whether you have a question or something new to share, it's very likely someone already asked that question or shared that news.
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Everything you need to know is here, but always search before asking.
Regards,
Dave
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Thanks but what is cooked rom
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I do agree that you really should read at least some information in the sticky threads before asking such a basic question, but i took the time below anyway, but afterwards please let those sticky's answer your questions
A cooked ROM is either a freshly compiled version of android, or a port. Then there are numerous advantages and addons, the common one is that you always have root-acces, basically "administrative" access to things that stock-roms try to keep you away from.
Cooked roms was especially great some time ago, when android didn't provide tethering support (internet sharing), paid apps was more limited, hardware on phones was more restricted and with cooked roms you could overclock the cpu, move applications to your sdcard and have a linux-kernel that left you with more available RAM.
Then there's often other hacks and cooked roms are almost always faster than stock-roms.
The only disadvantages is that by messing with these kinda things you void your garantuie. Most of the time, rooting is safe and tested before published, but if youre flashing a newe radio-version or spl (a separate part, not the actual ROM) there is a risk for "brick" leaving your phone unusable in some case.
That said, if you experience some kind of hardware issue that you know isnt related to the ROM, you can "unroot" your device, basically put back the original rom so that it doesnt appear modified at the repair center.
Desire is very easy to root, a simple script you run on your computer updates your stock rom with a rooted one, leaving your settings and all as it was, but with root acces and the posibility so change rom if you like
I would suggest, respectfully, that if the OP does not know what a cooked rom is, or that there is no official 2.2 as of yet, that perhaps trying to root may not be something they do until they've read up on it a lot more.
Thread is at gas mark 7 !
this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=673103&highlight=a2sd made my previous post totally unneccessary, but thats whats happends on these kinda threads, sigh..
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robbiekhan said:
Thread is at gas mark 7 !
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LMAO!
Damn 10 Chars
robbiekhan said:
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ROTFLOLWPIMP
10 chars in one acronym. Splendid!