Root [Merit] [ROOT] update.zip [ROOT]

[stayboogy]

***PLEASE DO NOT REPOST ANYWHERE ELSE--INSTEAD LINK BACK TO THIS THREAD. I AM THE ORIGINATOR OF THIS METHOD OF ROOTING FOR THESE DEVICES. THANK YOU***


THE ORIGINAL, ONE AND ONLY EASY ROOT UPDATE.ZIP


everyone enjoy.


the best, easiest, most efficient way to root your device.



VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL THE NOOBS



install from stock recovery

1. copy to root of sdcard

2. reboot into recovery

3. scroll to your second option--"wipe data:factory reset" and press the back key (no data will be wiped but the update will be installed and you will be rooted)

4. reboot device and install superuser or equivalent

SPECIAL THANKS:

jcase--without him none of this would have been possible
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[mechgt5]

i tried this, stock recovery... said it was installing, rebooted and nothing different

 

[stayboogy]

i tried this, stock recovery... said it was installing, rebooted and nothing different

it doesn't do anything but root the phone. the phone won't be any different.

you have to install superuser from the market to be able to do anything with root permissions.

and aside from that, i have all three versions of the phone and I KNOW it works on each model. it's been working on each model for longer than you've seen it here on the boards....

so i suggest you try again...

 

[kingmt]

Glad to see you back to posting files. Keep up the good work.

 

[jarito]

Got it thanks, I connected the phone to the computer but cant find the folder with root data I' running windows 7

 

[kingmt]

I assume your taking about the root of the SD. If so that just means not in any folder.

If you mean root of the phone. You can but not just with file explorer.

 

[bmoyer1]

so after I root the phone, I am still having the low storage issues, but it says it is rooted, how do I get other apps on here or what apps should I be getting rid of and how? Is there another thread I should be looking at for cleaning up the phone after the root. I tried to download titanium back up but my phone doesn't have room for it.
thanks
Betty

 

[mtnvortex]

Hey stayboogy, thanks a lot for this post. I tried this on my Straight Talk Merit, and it worked perfectly. You really cleared up the whole process of how root is accomplished on this phone...especially with the video. This is the first phone that I ever rooted, and after following your directions, I feel stupid for thinking this was somehow complicated before. Thanks.

mtnvortex

 

[mtnvortex]

I did notice an issue, after rooting with this method. My WIFI will not stay connected to my home network. It seems as if the phone is in a perpetual state of scanning/connecting/disconnecting/scanning... Do you have any idea why this might be happening?

mtnvortex

 

[Motorhead1991]

Hey stayboogy, thanks a lot for this post. I tried this on my Straight Talk Merit, and it worked perfectly. You really cleared up the whole process of how root is accomplished on this phone...especially with the video. This is the first phone that I ever rooted, and after following your directions, I feel stupid for thinking this was somehow complicated before. Thanks.

mtnvortex

Being one of the first decs for this phone, I've been here throughout it's history. It used to be a process to root the Merit, involving adb.

Lemme write up a quick history lesson:
- When the Avail came out, it started with an adb method, which we later found out wasn't needed. ZTE, as we discovered, left a hole in the programming, allowing rooters to input a code, then update the binary from Superuser. AT&T later patched that up.

- The Merit came out about 6 months later with 2.3.5 firmware, disabling any current root methods, so it was back to adb. Since then, both phones have recieved alot of attention, with files like this.

 

[mtnvortex]

Ah, I see. So it is still a bit of a process, it's just that "loophole" being discovered that let everyone take this shortcut. The process of inserting this update file was quite easy, but it has left me with a few problems that I'm not sure how to solve. I've been searching the internet all night for a solution.

 

[stayboogy]

Ah, I see. So it is still a bit of a process, it's just that "loophole" being discovered that let everyone take this shortcut. The process of inserting this update file was quite easy, but it has left me with a few problems that I'm not sure how to solve. I've been searching the internet all night for a solution.

this file doesn't cause problems :hmmmm2:

it does exactly what it's suppose to and nothing less or more.

pm me with what you are having issues with.

aside from that, without jcase's root method i would not have been able to root and figure out how to bypass all that junk in first place.

this isn't a loophole at all. it's just freakin genius lol. the phone allows updates, meaning anything can be installed with an update. why not su? PROPER EDIFY SCRIPTING is what makes it GUARANTEED

not to mention leaving USELESS busybox aside...

 

[mtnvortex]

No, I wasn't trying to say it's the file's fault, just that something happened after I installed it. I mean, maybe the file didn't jive with something I already had on the phone. I'm not sure. I do appreciate your instructions. They were very clear, and worked very smoothly. I sent you a PM to ask about the issue I'm having. Maybe you'll know what's up. You guys seem to have a lot of knowledge here on this forum, and it's much appreciated. Thank you.
mtnvortex

 

[Motorhead1991]

this file doesn't cause problems :hmmmm2:

it does exactly what it's suppose to and nothing less or more.

pm me with what you are having issues with.

aside from that, without jcase's root method i would not have been able to root and figure out how to bypass all that junk in first place.

this isn't a loophole at all. it's just freakin genius lol. the phone allows updates, meaning anything can be installed with an update. why not su? PROPER EDIFY SCRIPTING is what makes it GUARANTEED

not to mention leaving USELESS busybox aside...

Only if your signing can pass verification . I signed an update with dsixda's kitchen and it died.

 

[mtnvortex]

Ok, so I went into build.prop using Rom Toolbox, and I changed (init.svc.wpa_supplicant) from "running" to "stopped". That seems to have fixed my wifi connection issue that I had after updating. Go figure.

mtnvortex

UPDATE: It is now running again, but the problem has stopped. ???

 

[dlsc2111]

I can't get into stock recovery!!! HELP!!! Unsuccessful. The package is corrupt.

That is what I get when I try to boot into stock recovery, anyway to repair this so I can gain root?

 

[stayboogy]

I can't get into stock recovery!!! HELP!!! Unsuccessful. The package is corrupt.

That is what I get when I try to boot into stock recovery, anyway to repair this so I can gain root?

none of what you have typed makes any sense.

the package is fine and will install just fine. there's even a video to prove it.

which is it? you can't boot into recovery?

or

you can't install the package?

if you can't explain clearly what's going on, i'm not going to waste my time trying to help

 

[foiled]

It mean when 'signature cannot be verified/package is invalid'?

 

[kingmt]

You guys really do need to give us more information. If we can't understand you then we can't help you.

 

[out of ideas]

probably a bad download. Try again.

 

[stayboogy]

clearly it passes verification--video shows it all

which means

(like out of ideas has said) bad download

and/or

user error

those are the only two reasons for error with this file that are plausible...

 

[nightstar1975]

I have downloaded update.zip. And I have moved it to my sd card root. Then I have power my phone off. And I start in recovery mode. I go down to wipe factory data. And when I get to that part and it starts the installation of the update.zip.It gives me an error message saying signature verification failed installation aborted. So I went in and deleted update.zip and I have to redownload it. And went back through the process 7 or 8 times. And everytime I do it keeps giving me the error message saying signature verification failed installation abort please help with this problem. I have superuser, root checker, and clock work mod on my phone.

 

[stayboogy]

I have downloaded update.zip. And I have moved it to my sd card root. Then I have power my phone off. And I start in recovery mode. I go down to wipe factory data. And when I get to that part and it starts the installation of the update.zip.It gives me an error message saying signature verification failed installation aborted. So I went in and deleted update.zip and I have to redownload it. And went back through the process 7 or 8 times. And everytime I do it keeps giving me the error message saying signature verification failed installation abort please help with this problem. I have superuser, root checker, and clock work mod on my phone.

don't know what to tell you--something on your end is wrong, not mine. i've proved this OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN

the update is signed, and signed properly, and installs properly on stock recovery

watch the video--there's the proof

and you obviously don't have clockworkmod on your phone or you wouldn't be trying to install this on stock recovery

 

[nightstar1975]

well I just did a factory reset. And now it is not letting me download the file.

 

[redfield88]

well I just did a factory reset. And now it is not letting me download the file.

Don't download the file by phone, do it via a PC. Not sure if you're doing it that way, but it's the most common cause for error messages while installing .zip files. The phones default down loader sucks balls, pure and simple.