Root [Merit] Don't know how to root the Wal-Mart ZTE Avail Z990G

[ScottKinser]

I need help trying to root my Avail Z990G, I'm just trying to get off the bloatware stuff and that's all I want to do. I have no clue on how to root or what to do. I've hacked my wii before to play all the stuff, so I know how to do something when given the information. I just don't know what I need or what I need to type to get this thing rooted. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[ScottKinser]

Oh and it would be nice to move pre-installed apps like facebook over to the SD card

 

[NeoDraven]

http://androidforums.com/avail-all-things-root/482464-how-root-unroot-full-guide-update-3-5-a.html

Quite literally 11 posts below this one. Same page and everything.

 

[pmollohan]

Delete me

 

[NeoDraven]

Ah. I guess that makes me the one who didn't read closely enough. My bad.

 

[zajchik]

NeoDraven,
Unfortunately this tutorial only works for the Z990, not the Z990G. In all technicality, the Z990G is called the ZTE Merit, but is virtually the same as the Z990 (ZTE Avail). They must have patched up the exploit to gain root as none of the tutorials on here work for the Merit. I have tried everything I could find.

Have you tried this:
http://androidforums.com/avail-all-...ot-full-guide-update-3-5-a-2.html#post4389808

My ZTE is a roamer, but is in fact equivalent to avail with less ram and Android 2.3.5

 

[pmollohan]

Delete me

 

[zajchik]

FASTBOOT =MENY +VOLUME DOWN, no home +volume down.

 

[pmollohan]

Delete me

 

[rdhoggattjr]

MENU + VOL UP is recovery
MENU + VOL DOWN is safe mode
haven't got fastboot yet.

 

[Motorhead1991]

Try this.

That thread just went up, please look next time (or flag the "all things root" section on your forum favorites).

 

[Motorhead1991]

Try this.

That thread just went up, please look next time (or flag the "all things root" section on your forum favorites).

DISCLAIMER:
Please excuse my demeanor, I spent the night in the ER with a sick girlfriend.

 

[bitshifter52]

I need help trying to root my Avail Z990G, I'm just trying to get off the bloatware stuff and that's all I want to do. I have no clue on how to root or what to do. I've hacked my wii before to play all the stuff, so I know how to do something when given the information. I just don't know what I need or what I need to type to get this thing rooted. Thanks in advance for any help.

I have a ZTE Merit z990g Straight Talk from Walmart and have been able to root it. A developer Justin Case has provided a solution on the XDA Devlopers site. Go to h t t p: // forum xda-developers com/showthread.php?p=27629905#post27629905 for the solution.