Is using the gold card really necessary prior to using the unrevoked tool??? I'm sure when I rooted my Desire that I didn't need to use a goldcard first, just used the Unrevoked tool, installed the custom recovery image and then installed a new rom. Having said that I already had a Goldcard from my Hero hacking days but I'm pretty sure I didn't use it this time round. Maybe Singh can confirm this as I think we rooted our Desires around the same time.