Root [Merit] zte merit root cwm rom no pc needed for root

[SquidlyMcNerd]

For what it's worth, the "update.zip" brought my Merit back from the dead that has been bricked for over 6 months. Thanks a bunch napalm6283!

 

[Senew]

I attempted to root my Merit from stock(out of the box) with this Update.zip file and was not able to gain root access. I used Root Checker to verify. I was not able to download this file on my phone. I used my pc to copy it to my SDcard, then followed the instructions. Might the file only work when downloaded directly to the phone? I was able to gain root access using another Update.zip file found on this site. I have used Root Checker to verify.

This was my very first attempt ever at rooting an Android device.

Maybe the "root" file was supposed to be named "Update.zip" first and follow the instructions, then loop?

 

[stayboogy]

I attempted to root my Merit from stock(out of the box) with this Update.zip file and was not able to gain root access. I used Root Checker to verify. I was not able to download this file on my phone. I used my pc to copy it to my SDcard, then followed the instructions. Might the file only work when downloaded directly to the phone? I was able to gain root access using another Update.zip file found on this site. I have used Root Checker to verify.

This was my very first attempt ever at rooting an Android device.

the one in this thread has an error in the updater-script that causes it to fail sometimes and work sometimes. it has nothing to do with how it is downloaded and copied to the phone.

 

[jessie28]

how do i download the file

 

[BabyBlues]

Please remember that this is a friendly forum. There was already a friendly warning given to everyone by EarlyMon....I have now cleaned the thread and will issue the final warning. Please be respectful of one another.

 

[napalm6283]

I attempted to root my Merit from stock(out of the box) with this Update.zip file and was not able to gain root access. I used Root Checker to verify. I was not able to download this file on my phone. I used my pc to copy it to my SDcard, then followed the instructions. Might the file only work when downloaded directly to the phone? I was able to gain root access using another Update.zip file found on this site. I have used Root Checker to verify.

This was my very first attempt ever at rooting an Android device.

Maybe the "root" file was supposed to be named "Update.zip" first and follow the instructions, then loop?

Dear Senew, the update.zip isnt a root zip. it is a clockworkmod (cwm) file that lets you have a more in depth recovery. If u wanna go over the process together i have no problem walking you through it. If you wanna download it to your phone you need an app like download all files. that is my fav. this will let you dL the files to your sdcard. hit me up in a pm if you would like any help. i will be on everynight to check for messages.
if you have found another method that you are pleased with thats good too. whats important is that you are happy with your device.

 

[mizzconfused]

YAY I AM ROOTED! THANK U NAPALMS.. I.DOUBTED THIS WORKED.. GUESS YOU PROVED ME WRONGiq

 

[ke5fmy]

Maybe I am missing something but what happened to the deodexed rom link? From what I read it should not be absolutely necessary but just wanted to be sure.

 

[out of ideas]

It was out of date.

http://androidforums.com/merit-all-things-root/636906-rom-deodexed-stock-merit-update-zip.html

cheers.

 

[mrdreamers]

I am not responsible for any problems that you may encounter with this method.
Please understand this is at your own risk. i did not write any of the files i just hunted them down, was tired of my merit being plain jane.

clockwork mod is a recovery program that has a few more options than factory recovery.


This is a proven method of rooting the zte merit z990g
from straighttalk with no pc. All from the handset. It is proven to work
on many of these android phones.Below will be links to all files that you
will need to dL for this task. I will also attach a deodexed stock merit rom.
I recommend using this big time. Before doing anything enable usb debugging, and
Unknown sources in development. settings/applications/development

What you want to do is download the update.zip and store it to the root of the sdcard.
this file location should read sdcard/update.zip. this will give you a nonroot version of
cwm6.0.3.5. how to load up cwm you hold power, volume up, and menu button(3 slashes)
until the factory recovery starts about 10-15 seconds. using the volume down go to
the wipe/factory reset and press the back button (to the right of the home button)
soon you will notice cwm popin up. go to install zip from sdcard using the vulume up
and/or down and to select with the power button. install the file down below that will
root the z990g. after install is successful reboot the phone. if superuser is not
in the app drawer then go to play store and download it. i am using superuser3.1.3 i believe. i do not know if supersu works with this method. superuser has been successful 100% of the time.

The recovery.img is for the full root verion of cwm. This you will need a pc to do.
connect the merit to pc with drivers installed. Mine installed off of the phone.
DO NOT ENABLE USB MODE. open cmd prompt on pc. i have done this on xp and win7 pc's.
no propblems on either. in the cmd prompt box type the following without quotations.

"adb shell"

"su"

"flash_image recovery/sdcard/recovery.img"

"reboot recovery"

after all of this you should be able to boot straight to cwm without the use
for the update.zip method. if the phone does not automatically reboot it should be
fine. i had one that didnt, and one that did. just reboot it yourself.

Go ahead and make 2 backups of your rom now. go into cwm, using the volume to navigate
and power to select.

now if you want to go ahead and install deodexed rom to save space and make apps
less dependent on each other. i did this using a pc. simply download deodexed zip file
down below. using pc unzip the file to desktop.phone may be connected to pc and be
in usb mode. once the file is on the desktop you will need to highlight the folder.do
not put the folder in the backup file, only the contents. you can copy them to the
backup folder of clockworkmod folder located on the root of the sdcard. delete the contents of one of the backup folders.
place the unzipped contents into the hollow backup folder.

the name of the folder will be a date and time in
24 hr format. you may rename the file too. that way they are easier to locate. do this
by single clicking the folder while you are in the backup folder. or right clicking and
renaming. after the contents are all in the folder you just named it should be in this
location. sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/***the name u made*** now disable usd mode when
the file is setup. shut off the phone and restart into cwm. wipe data/factory rest,
wipe cache, and in the advanced menu clear dalviche cache. now go into the backup and
restore and restore the file you named. after it is done reboot the device. you will
now be completely out of the box new. you wont notice much to change except that you do
not have a odex of each app taking up space on your already limited storage.
just download superuser from play store and it should still be rooted. if not just
go back into cwm and run the root zip again.

now i will have another rom download link to a deodexed clean rom. bloatware removed
(orkut, docs to go, etc) it also has a ics feel to it. its not the best but it seems to
be liked by most of my friends with the device. i do not know if this will work for the
AT&T Avail. just because of the os diference. if it does work for someone with an Avail
plz let me know. Thank You Hope i have helped all of you that were needing this info.
to delete bloarware- after root download
root explorer lite. it is the black folder with
the android guy on it. this is the best file explorer in my opinion. now go into the
system folder and the app folder should be the one at the very top. open it. these are all your apps. most of the bloat apps can be deleted without problems. if for some reason a message pops up saying force close. simply get the phone to shut off. between force closes hold the power button letting the power options menu to pop up. then press power off. after it shuts down power back on.. it will be running fine. to delete the apps long press the app u want to delete. when the options menu pops up select delete. press ok. then the app is history. if ur rom is odex u may delete the odex file as well. DO NOT DELETE EMAIL APP. it is tied to ur camera somehow. if it is removed ur camera will not work. these are all my tips and tricks to the straighttalk zte merit z990g. good luck and let me know about any fails or successes plz.



MegaCloud - nate wilson wants to share a file with you root link

MegaCloud - nate wilson wants to share a file with you update.zip link

MegaCloud - nate wilson wants to share a file with you recovery.img link


deodexed rom link


Best easy root zte merit, cwm download

hi napalm great post! i need alittle help tho, i got to cwm but the you said this " install the file down below that will
root the z990g. after install is successful reboot the phone." which file are you talking about there are 3 of them? was i suppost to put all 3 on the sd card? from the begining to me it says just put the update.zip file, but anyway if you can help that would be great ty

 

[ac1dcs]

I put all the files into my SDCARD but when I press Power/VolUP/Menu it doesn't do anything at all. Am I missing something?

 

[redfield88]

I put all the files into my SDCARD but when I press Power/VolUP/Menu it doesn't do anything at all. Am I missing something?

1.) Hold power + Vol Up + Menu
2.) When logo appears, Let go of power, Continue to hold Vol up + Menu.

Still can't get it?
Download a terminal emulation app:

su <enter>
reboot recovery <enter>

 

[shockey11129]

This is a proven method of rooting the zte merit z990g
from straighttalk with no pc. All from the handset. It is proven to work
on many of these android phones.Below will be links to all files that you
will need to dL for this task. I will also attach a deodexed stock merit rom.
I recommend using this big time. Before doing anything enable usb debugging, and
Unknown sources in development. settings/applications/development

What you want to do is download the update.zip and store it to the root of the sdcard.
this file location should read sdcard/update.zip. this will give you a nonroot version of
cwm6.0.3.5. how to load up cwm you hold power, volume up, and menu button(3 slashes)
until the factory recovery starts about 10-15 seconds. using the volume down go to
the wipe/factory reset and press the back button (to the right of the home button)
soon you will notice cwm popin up. go to install zip from sdcard using the vulume up
and/or down and to select with the power button. install the file down below that will
root the z990g. after install is successful reboot the phone. if superuser is not
in the app drawer then go to play store and download it. i am using superuser3.1.3 i believe. i do not know if supersu works with this method. superuser has been successful 100% of the time.



Ok I did this and used root checker and it is saying that my merit is still not rooted did I do something wrong?

 

[shockey11129]

Oh and just saying you guys might want to know that the phone needs to be turned off when you are holding down power/volume up/menu

 

[PocketRockets]

Doing this will i lose all my files on my sd card and on my internal memory?

 

[mrdreamers]

great thread! one question, how do i find the back up option in recovery? i cant find it... and restore wheres that??

 

[mrdreamers]

when i try to put the root recovery.img with my pc in cmd it gives me a error saying device not found and my drivers are there cuz i open my storage on my phone on my pc can ya help? i really need cwm on this phone so i can backup and recover TY.

 

[mrdreamers]

will this recovery.img work on the s4?

 

[jarodrenee]

I have tried for months... granted Im a noob in tha worst way but I did it it works I do not know the source but when you download these files do NOT update the update.zip file but install the Phyduex.... file instead. Worked first try when I did it this way, maybe the files were mixed up idk. But what i did in detail was...

First download these two files below.... to ur PC

Next go to your factory reset and reset without backup.. otherwords unclick the backup and restore... then click reset factory default

Next hook up your PC to your Merit and enable USB debugging in the app/devopment/enable usb debugging

Next copy the files you downloaded here to your device via USB, while there delete all sys files that are not apps ie. "Meta" "recovery" any thing you think belongs to the default settings like 4 or 5 I had to delete

Next power your Merit off

Next press/hold Menu, while press/hold vol up, while press/hold power-lock... hold until menu pops up

Next using vol up and down buttons scroll to "wipe data" use back button to select, scroll to yes and select with back button

Next using vol up and down buttons scroll to "wipe cache patition" select using back button, scroll to yes and select with back button

Next using vol up and down buttons scroll to "advanced" select using back button, then scroll to "wipe davalink" and select with the power butto, scroll to yes and select with back button


Next using vol up and down buttons scroll to install from sdcard, select the file starting with Phydeux or whatever it says and select yes install

Next using vol up and down buttons scroll to reboot now and wait and ENJOY

Well cause ima noob i cant post the dl's so email me at jarodreneekyli@gmail.com for the links thanks and sorry

 

[123admikawed]

I am not responsible for any problems that you may encounter with this method.
Please understand this is at your own risk. i did not write any of the files i just hunted them down, was tired of my merit being plain jane.

clockwork mod is a recovery program that has a few more options than factory recovery.


This is a proven method of rooting the zte merit z990g
from straighttalk with no pc. All from the handset. It is proven to work
on many of these android phones.Below will be links to all files that you
will need to dL for this task. I will also attach a deodexed stock merit rom.
I recommend using this big time. Before doing anything enable usb debugging, and
Unknown sources in development. settings/applications/development

What you want to do is download the update.zip and store it to the root of the sdcard.
this file location should read sdcard/update.zip. this will give you a nonroot version of
cwm6.0.3.5. how to load up cwm you hold power, volume up, and menu button(3 slashes)
until the factory recovery starts about 10-15 seconds. using the volume down go to
the wipe/factory reset and press the back button (to the right of the home button)
soon you will notice cwm popin up. go to install zip from sdcard using the vulume up
and/or down and to select with the power button. install the file down below that will
root the z990g. after install is successful reboot the phone. if superuser is not
in the app drawer then go to play store and download it. i am using superuser3.1.3 i believe. i do not know if supersu works with this method. superuser has been successful 100% of the time.

The recovery.img is for the full root verion of cwm. This you will need a pc to do.
connect the merit to pc with drivers installed. Mine installed off of the phone.
DO NOT ENABLE USB MODE. open cmd prompt on pc. i have done this on xp and win7 pc's.
no propblems on either. in the cmd prompt box type the following without quotations.

"adb shell"

"su"

"flash_image recovery/sdcard/recovery.img"

"reboot recovery"

after all of this you should be able to boot straight to cwm without the use
for the update.zip method. if the phone does not automatically reboot it should be
fine. i had one that didnt, and one that did. just reboot it yourself.

Go ahead and make 2 backups of your rom now. go into cwm, using the volume to navigate
and power to select.

now if you want to go ahead and install deodexed rom to save space and make apps
less dependent on each other. i did this using a pc. simply download deodexed zip file
down below. using pc unzip the file to desktop.phone may be connected to pc and be
in usb mode. once the file is on the desktop you will need to highlight the folder.do
not put the folder in the backup file, only the contents. you can copy them to the
backup folder of clockworkmod folder located on the root of the sdcard. delete the contents of one of the backup folders.
place the unzipped contents into the hollow backup folder.

the name of the folder will be a date and time in
24 hr format. you may rename the file too. that way they are easier to locate. do this
by single clicking the folder while you are in the backup folder. or right clicking and
renaming. after the contents are all in the folder you just named it should be in this
location. sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/***the name u made*** now disable usd mode when
the file is setup. shut off the phone and restart into cwm. wipe data/factory rest,
wipe cache, and in the advanced menu clear dalviche cache. now go into the backup and
restore and restore the file you named. after it is done reboot the device. you will
now be completely out of the box new. you wont notice much to change except that you do
not have a odex of each app taking up space on your already limited storage.
just download superuser from play store and it should still be rooted. if not just
go back into cwm and run the root zip again.

now i will have another rom download link to a deodexed clean rom. bloatware removed
(orkut, docs to go, etc) it also has a ics feel to it. its not the best but it seems to
be liked by most of my friends with the device. i do not know if this will work for the
AT&T Avail. just because of the os diference. if it does work for someone with an Avail
plz let me know. Thank You Hope i have helped all of you that were needing this info.
to delete bloarware- after root download
root explorer lite. it is the black folder with
the android guy on it. this is the best file explorer in my opinion. now go into the
system folder and the app folder should be the one at the very top. open it. these are all your apps. most of the bloat apps can be deleted without problems. if for some reason a message pops up saying force close. simply get the phone to shut off. between force closes hold the power button letting the power options menu to pop up. then press power off. after it shuts down power back on.. it will be running fine. to delete the apps long press the app u want to delete. when the options menu pops up select delete. press ok. then the app is history. if ur rom is odex u may delete the odex file as well. DO NOT DELETE EMAIL APP. it is tied to ur camera somehow. if it is removed ur camera will not work. these are all my tips and tricks to the straighttalk zte merit z990g. good luck and let me know about any fails or successes plz.



MegaCloud - nate wilson wants to share a file with you root link

MegaCloud - nate wilson wants to share a file with you update.zip link

MegaCloud - nate wilson wants to share a file with you recovery.img link


deodexed rom link


Best easy root zte merit, cwm download

Can you update the links because i need the update.zip link so i can unbrick my phone...

 

[stayboogy]

Can you update the links because i need the update.zip link so i can unbrick my phone...

this thread is a joke, won't help you do anything.

how about you send me a pm, and EXPLAIN what your phone is and isn't doing, and i'll see about helping you get it back up and running.

 

[napalm6283]

if anyone has the original files I uploaded and could repost them it would be cool. lol

 

[mrdreamers]

i have zeki tablet 4.4.2, will the recovery.img work to replace the stock recovery?
i am rooted

 

[noidodroid]

BUMP

Does anyone have working CWM recovery for this and any ROM's? So far haven't found anything yet on here with working links.