[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] TippyTurtle:
*** Backup your data. If not, it's your own fault if you lose anything. ***

There are a few guides out there already, but I was interested in leaving the G-Slate as untouched as possible. I didn't like the idea of flashing the bootloader, etc.

Background:

To root a device you simply need get the APK (SU GUI) at /system/app/Superuser.apk and su at /system/su with permissions of rwxr-xr-x plus "Set UID" and "Set GID" or 6755. The easiest way I could think to do this was too load clockwork recovery, then flash the superuser.zip to the /system partition. Here is how to do that...

Files needed:

Download what you need to get fastboot on you PC. There are many ways for Windows, Linux and Apple; just google.

Download the Clockwork Recovery 5.5.0.4 from the link on this page: http://code.google.com/p/lg-v909/wiki/Unlock_boot

(use something like 7-zip, to un-gzip/tar the file to get "recovery.img" out of it. Put in on your PC somewhere near your fastboot files...maybe even in the same directory as fastboot.exe.)

Download SuperUser from http://goo-inside.me/superuser (Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip is most current today.)

If you are using windows, download the Windows Device Drivers for the G-Slate here: http://code.google.com/p/lg-v909/wiki/Install_Windows_Drivers

Process Part 1 temporarily boot G-Slate into Clockwork Recovery:

Copy the Superuser.zip file to the G-Slate SD Card. Remember where you put it. I put mine in /download/ (which looks like /sdcard/download/ on the Android system)

Shutdown the G-Slate completely by holding down the power button until you are prompted to shutdown. (Don't just shut the screen off by quickly clicking the power button.)

While holding down the the "Volume Up" button, press and hold the power button for about 5 seconds. Continue hold the "Volume Up" button while releasing the power button. When you see "Starting Fastboot USB download protocol" in the upper left you can release the "Volume Up" button.

Connect the G-Slate to your PC with a USB cable

Wait until the windows device drivers complete loading.

Open a terminal windows (Command or CMD in windows) and navigate to your fastboot executables (if they are not already in your path) and run the command "fastboot devices". You should see a device listed with "fastboot" after it. If not, sort out what is wrong with the G-Slate device drivers for your OS.

run the command "fastboot oem unlock". I am not sure if this was required, but it can't hurt.

run the command "fastboot boot recovery.img"...you should see the G-Slate boot into Clockwork Recovery.

(you are done with the PC)

Process Part 2 flash SuperUser:

Using the volume up and down keys navigate to "Install ZIP from sdcard", press the power button to execute it.

Using Volume Up/Down and Power to pick "Choose ZIP from sdcard"

Using Volume Up/Down and Power navigate to where you put the "Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip" file and pick it.

Using Volume Up/Down and Power to pick "Yes - Install update.zip"...when it is finished, you are Rooted!!! Navigate "BACK" a few screens and pick "Reboot".

You should ave "Superuser" in your applications...and when you run something like Titanium Backup, you should be prompted to OK root permissions.

Now, without flashing recovery, you have installed Superuser to /System. No other modifications have been made to the device.

From here I generally, update all the google apps in market. Run Titanium Backup to uninstall bloatware installed on the System partion and then Menu-->batch-->"Integrate updates of system apps into ROM" which basically means move the APKs in /data/app that have updated APK's /system/app from data to system...saving a bunch of data space.

Good luck!

Tippy