[BigDinCA]

If you follow the link to the thread I mentioned earlier, you will find no2chem's re-locker and un-locker programs. They are very simple and will run from an SD card instead of through WMDC. You should load the latest Sprint ROM just to get the newest Radio, etc. You can find these things seperately, but if you load the official ROM you get everything at once. Then run the un-locker and load whatever ROM you find, or whatever ROM you make. For backing up data, if you don't use WMDC, PPCPimBackup works great. Download, unzip and then put the .exe right on your memory card. Run it from there and it will save everything. But make sure you run the .exe from the card, not the PC. If any of this helps, be sure to hit the "Thanks" button at the bottom of the posts. Good luck!