Question Before I Attempt Root

[Johnly]

So, clockwork recovery is another recovery image, and ROM manager is an in-Android front-end for the recovery image?

That is pretty darn cool. Also, I just installed the Milestone Overclock app, and upped the clock speed to 800Mhz. It could just be the placebo effect, but it seems like the whole device is running much faster now.

I made a full nandroid backup prior to root, If I changed to the clockwork recovery, does this mean that backup would be incompatible? Or is nandroid a universal backup format?

Nandroid is sp recovery, clock work is only that.

However, Clockwork will let you flash SPRecovery in, unless I'm sadly mistaken, so that's an option for restoring your Nandroid. Two hundred or more (not pulling your leg) pages of people complaining about issues with Clockwork while trying to install the first FroYo leak and another hundred plus pages for the FRF57 leak started blending together after a while.

There is a stock image floating around, but it'd take you back to when you pulled the phone out of the box. Use it only if you're taking your phone in for service, you want to lose root, or you're advised to by someone trying to help you unbrick your phone. I don't have a link to it that I know of, but I believe I do have it on my computer, so I could probably send it to you if I had to.

I know, I paid for the full version, but I like sp recovery 100+ better. I like the drivers seat and entering the commands myself. I have only got boot loop hell from CM once. CM will incorrectly install a file, while sp recovery will abort. I think it is all about the amount of control you like. I never asked for a refund, and support devs as best I can, but sp recovery is KING.