Rooting Desire

[Guest WallaceTech]

Hi guys.

I am moving over from jail breaking iPhone to HTC Desire. Now i am thinking i would like to do this as i like a bit more control over my phone.

However one thing i am confused about is the version of the software after rooting. So for example my desire will vcome with 2.1 i guess but after rooting it will i still ber on 2.1 or will i be using an earlier version of the OS?

Sorry if this is a noob question but i cant see for sure.

Craig

[Guest aslocum]

there is no other version as 2.1 for the desire

[Guest nollie]

Not to take over this topic but I'm also thinking about rooting, but honestly a little scared to do so and have a few questions.

As far as I understand rooting the Desire will also install a new Generic ROM.

I own an HTC Desire, bought from Virgin (UK) with Build/software number 1.15.405.4 CL155070 release keys. When booting there is a splash screen which has the 'Virgin' logo. I read in another thread that with this software version I would not need a GoldCard - is this correct?

Is there a way to easily backup my installed applications and contacts to the SD card, and restore after rooting/flashing a new ROM?

One thing I am mostly worried about is whether will OTA updates will still work and if not, will I have to re-flash the entire device and start again from scratch to install them?