***thanks to jcase for his root method--without him this would not be possible***
EASY ROOT UPDATE.ZIP METHOD
FOR ZTE AVAIL
(INSTALLS THROUGH STOCK RECOVERY)
DO NOT RE-POST ANYWHERE ELSE
IF I SEE THIS RE-POSTED ANYWHERE ELSE, IT WILL BE PROMPTLY REMOVED
YOU MUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY AS THEY ARE POSTED
ZTE Avail Z990--ROOT--UPDATE.ZIP METHOD - YouTube
new-root-update.zip
1) download the new-root-update.zip from above, and copy to the root of your sdcard and rename it update.zip--do not edit, extract, etc or it will not workEASY ROOT UPDATE.ZIP METHOD
FOR ZTE AVAIL
(INSTALLS THROUGH STOCK RECOVERY)
DO NOT RE-POST ANYWHERE ELSE
IF I SEE THIS RE-POSTED ANYWHERE ELSE, IT WILL BE PROMPTLY REMOVED
YOU MUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY AS THEY ARE POSTED
ZTE Avail Z990--ROOT--UPDATE.ZIP METHOD - YouTube
new-root-update.zip
2) reboot phone into recovery (turn off, hold volume up and menu while powering on)
3) you will scroll to "apply sdcard:update.zip" and press the "back" key and a new recovery will be temporarily installed and will load immediately
4) after the install, reboot the system
5) go download and install superuser from the market
YOU ARE NOW ROOTED
THANK ME IF THIS HELPED YOU