Root Learning to manual root my TB

[Rob_B]

New to Android and trying to learn
I would really like to learn how (and what's happening). I've downloaded & setup adb like shown in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6K1XLmafPc&feature=player_embedded#at=15 . Instead of cutting the platform tools and merging them into the tools directory I highlighted and coppied them there (I thought being both places I couldn'T go wrong...right?).
Well I can launch the command window, change directory to the tools, verified that adb was there and everything is hunky dorry. I then put my TB in USB debug mode and attached it to my cable. It recognizes that it is attached and asks me if I want to install drivers or open folder to file view.

Dumb questions follow now . I assume I need to install the drivers but I'm not sure I just dismissed it the first go-around and attempted to use the cmd adb devices but doing this return a blank list then returns to the command prompt.

Do I need to re-attach the usb cable and install drivers (VZ install drivers publisher not specified) or am I missing something else.

 

[Papadroid]

Or you can download the drivers here by installing htc sync. What I did because I did not want htc sync software on my computer, once the drivers are installed I canceled out of the installation. You don't have to but that is what I did. It clearly shows when the drivers are installed.

 

[Rob_B]

Thanks Papadroid. Installed the drivers from your link and now it shows up in my cmd window list :>)
Now to figure out all the steps to root this puppy..... Any where I can print out all the steps so I can look them over and figure out what they are doing? I really want to get a handle on this rather than blindly typing ing command lines. Thanks for the help (given already and further I hope :>))

 

[Papadroid]

For a description on adb commands look here.

For a description on the shell commands look here.