Rooting for dummies for ZTE Merrit?

[CDavis10]

Hmm.. I think I have to do a factory reset on my phone. but I cant remember HOW.. I did it once.. it had to do with holding the Home button... the volume button.. and the power button.. but I cant quite get it right..

 

[CDavis10]

nevermind... Its MENUE button.. not home button...

 

[CDavis10]

I followed the steps from http://androidforums.com/avail-all-things-root/566407-root-zte-z990g-merit-avail-variant.html,
I got to the part where it says:
Once you have rebooted, remount, install su.

Code:
adb remount adb push su /system/xbin/su adb shell chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
When I type adb push su /system/xbin/su,
I get "Cannot stat 'su': no such file or folder

 

[hi5five]

go and reboot and paste the rest of the code

look at you cmd prompt user name the su will go in that folder

 

[hi5five]

su is in the wrong folder

look a cmd prompt C:/ user your name su goes in the user folder not the public one

 

[CDavis10]

LOL I feel kinda stupid. PCs I can figure my way around in halfway decently.. but a smartphone... its a totally alien experience for me.

 

[CDavis10]

I think I got it!!!!! Installing clockwork mod now. should I have done that BEFORE installing superuser? or is it fine?
Now making this nandroid backup.. is that just for my apps, contacts? user settings? ( stuff that deleting cache from recovery menu does anyway...) Or does it backup more technical stuff? ( stuff I dunno what it is LOL)

 

[hi5five]

you are almost rooted once you get the su to load

 

[CDavis10]

Uhm.. I downloaded Rom Manager (clockworkmod). but when I go to " backup current rom" it says i have to download clockwork recovery someething.. then it tells me to select my phone model... my ZTE z990g is not in the list...

 

[hi5five]

you get the root checker from the market to be sure you have root

you will need to use the shell once again to load clockwork the image needs to be on the sd card.

 

[CDavis10]

huh? I have no idea what you just said. lol

 

[hi5five]

huh? I have no idea what you just said. lol

did you get thru the whole process of rooting

 

[CDavis10]

Yes. Superuser is installed

 

[hi5five]

Yes. Superuser is installed

you flashed clockworks to the phone yet

 

[CDavis10]

Thats what Im trying to figure out how to do LOL I downloaded Rom Manager from the app store but when I go to " backup current rom" it says i have to download clockwork recovery someething.. then it tells me to select my phone model... my ZTE z990g is not in the list...So Where do I Find the clockwork app for MY phone???

 

[CDavis10]

do I have to have clockworkmod? or is there another one that I can use?

 

[hi5five]

http://androidforums.com/avail-all-...oot-flash-recovery-install-new-rom-links.html

you can get the recovery zip from here scroll down to install recovery gotta shell it again very easy

unzip to sd card use the adb to install

 

[CDavis10]

is that the app to recover?
edit: nevermind its an img.. How do I know that is the right one for MY phone if I use it? I got my phone from straight talk and I want to make sure that I can put my phone back to the way it was when I opened it if I need to.

 

[hi5five]

not an app its the recovery to backup the phone

you are replacing the stock recovery with a clockworks recovery

once you get it flashed to the phone you will power down phone turn off.

hold menu left button volume up arrow then press power button all at the same time to boot to recovery

 

[CDavis10]

yah I discovered that.. but how do I know its the RIGHT one? for my Straight Talk Z990g? lol and is this what I use when I want to UNROOT and restore it?
or do I only need that if I change the rom or something?
and my phone doesn't SEEM any different from before rooting.. LOL but Im also a noob so ...

 

[hi5five]

yah I discovered that.. but how do I know its the RIGHT one? for my Straight Talk Z990g? lol and is this what I use when I want to UNROOT and restore it?
or do I only need that if I change the rom or something?
and my phone doesn't SEEM any different from before rooting.. LOL but Im also a noob so ...

same one i used on my straight talk it works dont know why you would need to unroot

 

[CDavis10]

The only reason I would need to unroot is if I need to send it in for service. rooting breaks TOS and voids warranty ( its in the TOS) but Ive heard that it can be undone so ya cant tell it was ever rooted. ( which is why I decided to go ahead and try rooting)

 

[hi5five]

The only reason I would need to unroot is if I need to send it in for service. rooting breaks TOS and voids warranty ( its in the TOS) but Ive heard that it can be undone so ya cant tell it was ever rooted. ( which is why I decided to go ahead and try rooting)

you would just flash the stock recovery back and you any app like gingerbreak to unroot not a biggie

 

[CDavis10]

and where is stock recovery?

 

[hi5five]

need to shop around on this site i seen it somewhere