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Root How to root ZTE Score using Zergrush

surgerush

surgerush

Android Enthusiast
I've taken this information from various sources and experience from rooting my Exhibit II, I do not take any credit for any of the information.

1. Install the ZTE Score drivers. When you plug your phone into the computer, the drivers should install automatically, if not, I have included a link to the drivers on ZTE's site.

2. Open Menu>Settings>Applications>Development an check USB debugging. I've also checked "Unknown sources" on the page before that, I don't know if it is needed, but I've seen in different locations that they recommend this as well.

3. Extract Zerg rush root to your desktop and open it.

4. Run ZergRush TempRoot and let it do it's business. When it's done, if all went well, you should now have root access and superuser will be installed on your phone. You MAY need to restart first.


Drivers: http://www.zteusa.com/support/mp/201202/P020120216436387234095.exe

Root: http://199.91.153.236/br819ou17glg/2pyj6p3vanu6d7x/Zerg_Root_OneClick.zip


Edit: I've done this to my girlfriend's phone and I can verify that it works.

Edit: I highly recommend installing Titanium Backup and backing up everything before you decide to start uninstalling anything. I REALLY recommend buying the paid version and freezing stuff first, but that's really up to you.

Titanium Backup Free

Titanium Backup Pro
 
Haven't played with it too much, but here are some pretty simple system apps I've been able to remove so far..

Obviously, if you remove the app, you remove what the app does, but if you use another app in place of it, you shouldn't need it.

Books
Bubble Bash
Cricket 411
Documents To Go
Email
Gmail
Home screen tips
Music
MuveMusic
Poynt
Sound recorder
Storefront
Uno

I should be able to play with it more later tonight and I'll update when I can.
 
I tried to root it and it did every thing it was spouse to and i tried using superuser to delete some apps and it wont show any apps in the list. So then i rooted it again same problem any help? For ur info i have usb turned on and dubugging mode is on aswell.
 
Alex S said:
I tried to root it and it did every thing it was spouse to and i tried using superuser to delete some apps and it wont show any apps in the list. So then i rooted it again same problem any help? For ur info i have usb turned on and dubugging mode is on aswell.
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You're not going to use superuser to delete the apps, you have to install a third party app like titanium backup.
 
surgerush said:
You're not going to use superuser to delete the apps, you have to install a third party app like titanium backup.
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Oh ty lol i think i ****ed up my phone i rooted it a 3rd time lol and now it just keeps restarting.

Edit:I pulled the battery out and it restarted so im going to download that backup. And that backup will let me delete apps?
 
I got everything working and i downloaded the titanium backup and i'm deleting apps that came with the phone ty very much.
 
Alex S said:
I got everything working and i downloaded the titanium backup and i'm deleting apps that came with the phone ty very much.
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Good to hear, don't forget to back up all those apps before you delete them and just be careful what you delete.
 
i get this and i cant root help




C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb wait-for-de
vice

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb push zergRu
sh /data/local/
662 KB/s (21215 bytes in 0.031s)

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell chmod
777 /data/local/zergRush

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell rm /d
ata/local/tmp/*sh

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell /data
/local/zergRush

[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root
[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.

[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.

[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00016118
[*] Scooting ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Sending 189 zerglings ...
[-] Hellions with BLUE flames !

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb wait-for-de
vice

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell sleep
1

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell mount
-o rw,remount rootfs /
mount: Operation not permitted

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell mount
-o remount,suid /dev/block/mmcblk0p29 /system
mount: Operation not permitted

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell chmod
4755 /system/bin/sh
Unable to chmod /system/bin/sh: Operation not permitted

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb push ./su /
system/bin
failed to copy './su' to '/system/bin/su': Permission denied

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb push ./su /
system/bin
failed to copy './su' to '/system/bin/su': Permission denied

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb push ./busy
box /system/bin
failed to copy './busybox' to '/system/bin/busybox': Permission denied

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell chmod
4755 /system/bin
Unable to chmod /system/bin: Operation not permitted

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell chmod
4755 /system/bin/su
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell chmod
4755 /system/bin/su
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb push ./Supe
ruser.apk /system/app
failed to copy './Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Permission deni
ed

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb install ./a
ndroidterm.apk
1932 KB/s (92780 bytes in 0.046s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/androidterm.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb wait-for-de
vice

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell sync


C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>pause
Press any key to continue . . .
 
slutyman said:
i get this and i cant root help




C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb wait-for-de
vice

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb push zergRu
sh /data/local/
662 KB/s (21215 bytes in 0.031s)

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell chmod
777 /data/local/zergRush

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell rm /d
ata/local/tmp/*sh

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell /data
/local/zergRush

[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root
[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.

[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.

[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00016118
[*] Scooting ...
[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...
[*] Sending 189 zerglings ...
[-] Hellions with BLUE flames !

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb wait-for-de
vice

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell sleep
1

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell mount
-o rw,remount rootfs /
mount: Operation not permitted

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell mount
-o remount,suid /dev/block/mmcblk0p29 /system
mount: Operation not permitted

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell chmod
4755 /system/bin/sh
Unable to chmod /system/bin/sh: Operation not permitted

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb push ./su /
system/bin
failed to copy './su' to '/system/bin/su': Permission denied

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb push ./su /
system/bin
failed to copy './su' to '/system/bin/su': Permission denied

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb push ./busy
box /system/bin
failed to copy './busybox' to '/system/bin/busybox': Permission denied

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell chmod
4755 /system/bin
Unable to chmod /system/bin: Operation not permitted

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell chmod
4755 /system/bin/su
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell chmod
4755 /system/bin/su
Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb push ./Supe
ruser.apk /system/app
failed to copy './Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/Superuser.apk': Permission deni
ed

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb install ./a
ndroidterm.apk
1932 KB/s (92780 bytes in 0.046s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/androidterm.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb wait-for-de
vice

C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>adb shell sync


C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Zerg_Root_OneClick\Zerg rush root>pause
Press any key to continue . . .
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Can you tell me exactly what you did step by step.
 
slutyman said:
does it matter if my phone is from metro pcs
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It definitely could, your phone may need different drivers, didn't know there were slightly different models of the phone, I'll update when I'm at a computer with the other drivers if I can find them.
 
surgerush said:
It definitely could, your phone may need different drivers, didn't know there were slightly different models of the phone, I'll update when I'm at a computer with the other drivers if I can find them.
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thanks update me if you could root zte score m
 
I'm not able to find the drivers for that model. When you connect your phone to your computer, are you able to see the phone's files and stuff?
 
slutyman said:
has anybody rooted score m yet
and can i flash the cricket recovery for the m without root
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Going to test that out in a few...trying to get this phone to be recognized by the CPU. Might have to do hard reset. As the phone is similar to the Huawei M860 was thinking of trying CM7 on it. We shall see:D
 
Tomorrow's another day..ohh wait it is tommorrow ...anyway being stubborn ...will dive back it after some zzz:)
 
Trying to find that also..have to get it out of the pattern screen lock.first:eek:
Same thing before with a M860 ...just a matter of time ;)
 
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