To root or not to root

[MOS95B]

To root, or not to root; that is the question.

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageously dismal signal strength,
Or to take arms against a sea of Verizon morons,
And by opposing end them?

To message, to make calls;
No more; and by a phone call to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand dropped calls
that the Eris seems prone to,

'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd.

To message, to call;
To get an answer on the other end, and to
have them hear me,
perchance to dream?

Ay, there's the rub;
For in that silent call of death
what clients may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil
without them hearing us,

This gives us pause:
there's the respect for a working phone
That makes calamity of so long life
For us who would bear the whips and scorns of HTC reps!

The carrier's wrong, the proud man's purchased enemy?

So, yes, to root!
..or not to root..

That is the question.

Dude!! Very cool!! but you need a woman/man/signifigant other...

 

[surgeon0214]

^lol

 

[butthead007]

If you have reservations about rooting, them rooting is not for you. Sorry, but you really should have some technical acumen before you do this. To be honest, if you're asking, leave it alone. Just saving you a headache.

I'm seriously considering it now. But before I take the plunge I need to know if it's even still possible. I used the download posted for the update to 2.1. I also used the posted link for the MR4 update. My current values are this:

Firmware = 2.1

Baseband = 2.42.01.04.27

Kernel = 2.6.29-8a03cb9a
htc-kernel@and18-2 #1

Build number = 2.37.605.4 CL185970 release-keys

Software = 2.37.605.4

Browser = Webkit 3.1

PRI = 2.11_002

PRL = 51920

ERI = 5

drumroll......

HBOOT = 1.47.0000
Radio = 2.42.01.04.27


So is root possible? If so what is the current favorite preferred rom?

 

[Gato]

Uh Frisco....I need your phone number for some Mel Gibson like drunken dialing. That Hamlet quote has me all fired up now.

 

[Frisco]

..you need a woman/man/signifigant other..

That sounds crowded.

Call me old fashioned.

 

[grvthang]

Thanks for the caveat. Rooting looks attractive to me, but this would be something new to me that I really don't have the time for right now. If a fair amount of troubleshooting was necessary, I would be screwed - I barely have enough time for my responsibilities as it is right now.
I'm taking vacation in mid-August, and will be just laying around for several days. Then I'll take the plunge.