Finally plucked up the courage to root and flash my HTC Desire. Turns out it’s really quite easy and painless. In fact the slowest part was probably downloading the tools and files.

To root and flash the phone I used Unrevoked, ROM Manager and the latest stable release for CyanogenMod 7. Full instructions on the process can be found on the CyanogenMod site here.

It helps to use Titanium Backup before hand to backup apps and there data.

I’ve been running CyanogenMod 7.0.3 for a little over a week now and I’m really pleased. The level of customization available is fantastic for someone like me, with a mild case of OCD and a habit of getting bored with the way thinks look and feel when it comes to the phone.

A handy feature brought out by rooting the device is screen shots. For example: