[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Jackisback98:
I rooted my LG Zone from verizon and would like to share with you guys how exactly I did it. It took some trial&error but I eventually got it. First off you're going to need the following

Windows 7 Operating System

Usb Cord

Rooting toolbox

Universal ABD Driver

Due to the fact that I'm new I apparently can't insert links, so as much as i want to I cannot lead you directly to your materials. First google how to root lg zone. You'll run into another xda forum by the user thepcmrtim. He talks about how he took 3 weeks to root the phone. He'll give you the dropbox link with the toolbox.

The dropbox file is safe to save to your computer. Inside the zip file(which you should unzip) you will find instructions that were not written by me. You can either follow that persons instructions or you can follow mine. But the instructions aren't completely useless. You will also find Super One Click (You will need this) folder, and universal ABD driver master (You don't really need this). As for the Universal ABD Driver, open the instructions document using wordpad or Microsoft Word and you will find a github link. Follow the link using your favorite browser and you want to scroll down and download the windows installer one. It'll install everything for you. Once again, its all safe to download.

By now you should have everything you need to root your lg Zone! Lets get down to business.

Step One. Open the .msi (installer) file for Universal ADB Driver. Install that. Once its installed, open "computer<local disk(mine is named that, idk about yours. Its usually drive C)<Program Files<ClockworkMod<Universal ABD Driver<usb_driver

Step Two. for the less tech savvy this is where the coding comes into play. Nothing heavy just a little copy and paste. For those with a little experience this will be a walk in the park. Open the android_winusb setup information file in notepad. Scroll down to the LG section, and underneath the last %LG% thingy, press enter and paste in the following two lines.

%LG% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1004&PID_6244

%LG% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1004&PID_6244&MI_04

Then press save. If access is denied open notepad

as administrator

, set the filter to All Documents(Or files, i don't know from the top of my head), and go to the usb_driver folder. Open android_winusb stepup information file. Repeat the step above, and save.

Step three. Now you want to check and make sure your phone's driver is installed on the computer. For those "who ain't got time for that" skip this step. Its merely a precaution. Now you can usually tell if your phone's driver is installed on the computer if you can access your sd card on the computer by connecting your phone via usb cord. But to make sure go to your control panel and go to Devices and Printers. For those who have their setting on "category" in the top right hand corner, set it to large icons. OR small, your pick. By then Devices and Printers should be visible.

Then hook up your phone via usb cord, go to settings<Applications<Development and check USB debugging. Give it a minute and then check to see if you see something like LGE Android Phone. If you see it, but it has a ! with a yellow triangle around it that means the driver wasn't installed successfully. This could have been for multiple reasons and I can't provide the solutions for all of them so my suggestion to you is to google it. If you see that it installed successfully its time to root.

Step four. Turn off usb debugging but keep the phone plugged in. Then go into the Rooting for Optimus Zone (Hopefully you unzipped it, if not do so now) you downloaded and open up SuperOneClick.exe. It's icon is the droid guy with some red aura around him. Here you will be presented with a box, five buttons, and a switch with two options. Ignore the samsung captivate tab, because we're here to root an LG zone. On the "exploit" switch, click rageagainstthecage and then click the root button in the top left hand corner. Some command lines with stuff you don't understand may jump at you but don't worry. Nothing will blow up. When it gets to the "waiting for device" bit turn on usb debugging so it can begin the real rooting process. It may cycle a few times, but don't turn off usb debugging unless it seems the commands are repeating indefinitely.

Step five. Sit back, and watch your hard work, work for you.

Step six. It should say when its finished, and when it is it will prompt you if you would like the run a test. Run the test. If it fails, you DO NOT have root. You screwed up somewhere, or your phone is just plain screwed up to where it just can't be rooted. If it succeeds then unplug the phone, turn off usb debugging, power off and power on, and install/update "SuperUser" from the google play store if needed. Then wabam. Your LG Optimus Zone is rooted. Have fun recording your screen with screencasters, uninstalling default apps from the phone, and whatever crazy stuff you always wanted to but couldn't because you needed root. Well if you followed this step for step, you now have root.