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Following these steps from beginging to end will allow you to full obtain root and flash a new rom from begining to end. Follow each step and you will be good.<br /><br />Easy root guide for the MyTouch slide currently any version downloads at bottom<br />Make sure before starting that the device has atleast 50% battery charge.<br />Go to C drive on pc and make a new folder we will call root<br />Copy then all the files from the zip into that folder.<br />__________________________________________________ _________<br />not required but you should also copy a rom that you want to use the the root of the sdcard on the device too then I have included teamfenix 1.7.1 as is a stable 2.2 android rom but you can use anyone you want.<br />__________________________________________________ _________<br />First we will need to get some files to the device would be easiest with a following settings already done:<br />settings &gt; applications &gt; development &gt; USB debugging (check mark here)<br />settings &gt; connect to pc &gt; charge only<br />settings &gt; wireless & networks &gt; wifi unchecked (important)<br />settings &gt; sound & display &gt; screen timeout &gt; never<br />Now connect device<br />Then start the command prompt and uses these commands to move the files we will need<br />cd C:\root<br />myroot (just allow to continue we covered the steps in it already)<br />Will take a few minutes for that to copy everything over to the places on the phone where we need them. will look like is frozen on ESPRIMG.zip that is normal don't interupt it just let it go.<br />when done we are now ready to actually get root and allow phone to let us get a recovery on there we can use with a few more commands<br /><br />commands_______ things in () don't run just memos<br />adb shell<br />(should now see a $)<br />cd /sqlite_stmt_journals<br />chmod 0755 exploid<br />./exploid <br />(will have initated the loop hole to get root)<br />(at this time go to settings and turn wifi on and then back off before continuing)<br />./exploid<br />---The password is : secretlol<br />(You should now have a # instead of a $)<br />cd /data/local<br />chmod 04755 *<br />/data/local/flash_image misc /data/local/mtd0.img<br />__________________________________________________ _____________<br />ok now we are set to apply the engineering build to get a custom rom<br />Turn off the device<br />Press and hold volume down and then power up and hold both<br />let go when see the 3 skateboarding androids<br />give the phone a minute then will read the moded file on card<br />when is ready press volume up to apply this update<br />--- This will take a while just let it run<br />WAIT - when done it will ask you to reboot DON'T<br />press volume down for no<br />then back on bootloader screen press volume down once to highlight recovery and select with power to boot recovery<br />on the recovery you will have a device with a triangle<br />hold volume up and power for a second together<br />volume down and power to select for apply update.zip<br />and you will then be loaded into the clockwork recovery and will beable to flash the rom of your choosing from sd card.<br />You can use touch pad not to scroll down and select install zip from sd<br />select choose zip from sdcard<br />find your rom and apply<br />You are now rooted enjoy<br /><br />needed files - <a href="http://www.4shared.com/file/J6i52nwy/slideroot.html">http://www.4shared.com/file/J6i52nwy/slideroot.html</a>