yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] gsm_masud7:
great work. test now , thank you sir
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] rgnicholas:
Hello there... I have a Cricket variant too. This phone is still pretty new to me, so when you say it flagged the "2_cache" file, what does that mean actually. Is this connected to Knox? This is my first Samsung phone too, by the way. TIA!
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] nic411:
Sorry not flagged....flashed (autocorrect). I flashed that file with Odin and everything worked fine for me. I didn't look at Knox at all. This is just a temp phone for me while I wait on another to come out.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] rgnicholas:
K... thanks, I had better read up on Samsung stuff, Odin and the like... I have done a lot of flashing and messing with HTC & Motorola phones mostly. I will be glad to see as much dev activity roll out here in this forum. So far, the AZ doesn't seem to be getting as much love ;)
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] derrickgotswag:
Thanks . I have been able to root the phone. But pls when will we be getting a custom rom. Since my phone freezes most of the time
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] slgdad:
I'm looking a custom recovery for the AZ?? And thing out there yet? I been searching and can't find anything.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] suliman khan:
Check your Builtid Version downloadd Required firmware from sammobile.com install firmware using odin Now Your Problem Is Solved

Remember me In Your Prayer

Thanks For More Help

Email khansuliman8@gmail.com
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] acetone802000:
thank's it works with my SM-G530FZ but after reboot supersu is not installed.

So i installed it with the play store. Root works after install.

And when i reboot the phone i have an new menu.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] NWKENT:
Anyone here on 5.1.1

I need Root for my SM-G531M, I cannot seem to find, ChainFire doesnt offer..

$100 USD via PayPal, bounty will be paid for someone that can provide me with a reliable, simple Root procedure..IM me if you can, or know of someone.!

sent by my: SM-G531M Grand Prime

(LP 5.1.1)
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] sadeghspy:
G530H 5.0.2 Rooted with this method?
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] slgdad:
Thanks but sammobile says my device is not supported..
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] lordsiege:
Hi Guys,

I followed the step by step procedure and I got up 2 the second step, but when I clicked on super SU it asked me to download another Kinguser, I followed the procedure and it didnt work, my phone was not rooted and everytime I check to update the kinguser it is not loading. Please help. I am using SAMSUNG GALAXY GRAND PRIME just like on the description. Please help. Thanks bunch in advance.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] lilshane:
Sm-G530T (root method)

No root method yet?????? :(:(:(:(:(:(
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] slgdad:
Flash the 2 files with Odin it will work.. You will have super su after the flash
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] AmrlHyt:
please help me for G530H Dous 5.0.2 XCU guys .

after root i can"t open my phone. i got stuck on reboot .

upper screen shown Recovery cant boot into system .
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] __mohamed__ehab__:
what method did u use for rooting did u use the files above???
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] AmrlHyt:
Yes . i'm using the files above .
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] __mohamed__ehab__:
These files are not for lollipop its for kitkat since one file is kitkat recovery wich u cannot use it for lollipop so for now...

SOLUTION ::

YOU HAVE YO FLASH YOUR LOLLIPOP STOCK RECOVERY, ILL UPLOAD IT FOR U NOW

Sent From My G530H Lollipop 5.0.2

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https://mega.nz/#!npgHmBYA!M-nPwd-FMTkbZ-Zs4NCknS1i53lv7ugav1ccU5Eb_mQ

There is it...if u faced any problems after flashing your stock recovery just flash ur stock rom again and dont worry u dont have to wipe data/factory reset after flashing the stock rom [emoji4]

Sent From My G530H Lollipop 5.0.2

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Lastly...if u wanted to root ur phone after that then use the method in this thread 100% working [emoji1] [emoji2]

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3194688

Sent From My G530H Lollipop 5.0.2
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] luizmunhol:
Error Instaling Stock Rom Grand Prime Duos

I need help , I managed rootear successfully my Grand Prime Duos , installed CWM Recovery and gave master reset , but I'm not managing to install the Stock Rom again , my Odin only error , and already downloaded various versions of the Rom but no the right, can you help me?
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] NWKENT:
If you have a custom recovery installed..seems to me, you'd have to flash the stock recovery..and then flash the stock ROM..the mis-match is probably the issue..new to Samsung devices..but..this would certainly be an issue with Moto and 1+1 devices..

Anotherwords..flash the stock recovery..then flash the stock ROM..

sent by my: SM-G531M Grand Prime

(Lollipop 5.1.1)
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] luizmunhol:
So I downloaded the root file and flasheei the recovery , but in time to flash the ROM , will not or beating .

Sorry for my bad english
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] AmrlHyt:
hey bruda thanks for that root . now my lollipop rooted . thank you so much brother for this solution . :)

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hey bruda thanks for that root . now my lollipop rooted . thank you so much brother for this solution . :good::fingers-crossed::laugh::highfive::angel:
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] __mohamed__ehab__:
Welcome Bro [emoji6] [emoji3]

Sent From My G530H Lollipop 5.0.2
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] brandonpoc:
Does this method work with a SM-G530AZ? I have a Cricket Wireless Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, running Android 4.4.4, model number SAMSUNG-SM-G530AZ, build number KTU84P.G350AZTUU3AOF5, kernel 3.10.28-419809 (compiled Mon Aug 3 19:56:33 KST 2015 by dpi@SWDE2214 #1).

I am wary to try with the files provided here lest something be incompatible. I cannot seem to find any information on this "SM-G530AZ" model but plenty of the "SM-G530H". Anyone aware of the differences and whether or not this will work on the phone?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] brandonpoc:
Oops -- meant to write G530AZ, not 350. Sorry. Anyway, does anyone know whether this works with the SM-G530AZ model?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] brandonpoc:
Success with SM-G530AZ (but NOT with the firmware linked in the OP!)

UPDATE - SUCCESSFULLY ROOTED SM-G530AZ!

Please read this post carefully if you wish to root your SM-G530AZ Cricket branded Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime phone. The file linked in the original post of this thread does NOT work with this particular model number!

Note: I cannot post links yet since I have not yet hit 10 posts (this is some kind of anti-spam measure I assume) so the link to the file I mention is (please fix the URL by removing spacing; the URL has no spaces in it): http : // download1031 . mediafire . com/1gu77v6t67sg/8mn3f1ppmkxk94b/SM-G530H-4.4.4.zip

Anyway, there was no answer to my question, as I'm impatient and cannot wait longer than a day, so I took the plunge and decided to try the root flash file listed here. The "1_cfroot_sm-g530h_mohan.tar.md5" provided in this thread did NOT work. Odin reported the following:

Upon power-cycling my phone by way of battery removal and insertion I found that the device would not boot. Thankfully, prior to trying this, I had done quite a bit of searching and remembered an alternate root image for the Grand Prime G530H called "SM-G530H-4.4.4.zip". It is available at (see link in NOTE above; you can also find it by Googling it I believe). At this point I figured it could not hurt anymore to try another image so I launched the device back into Odin mode and used the CF-Auto-Root.tar file included in the ZIP file.

I stopped yelling and screaming in anger because -- it worked! After updating the firmware Odin then restarted the phone three times. During the restarts, the pane in Odin's window above the "ID:COM" pane was grey and was labeled "RESET". After the third reboot the phone launched into Android. I then went into the Applications window on the phone and found "SuperSU". The phone was indeed rooted! Shortly after I launched SuperSU, the "RESET" label in Odin turned from grey to green and changed to "PASS!". I unplugged and plugged back in my phone so that I could use the Android SDK "adb" tool in Mac OS X (I ran Odin 3 from a Windows 7 virtual machine in VMWare Fusion) and launch a shell on the phone. To confirm all was well with my root access I typed "su" in the shell, confirmed authorization for the process when SuperSU prompted me, and there I was -- root!

And, for completeness, here is the Odin v3 output of my successful flash using CF-Auto-Root.tar located in SM-G530H-4.4.4.zip:

In summary:

The particular SM-G530H root firmware file linked by the OP in this thread will NOT work with a Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530AZ model phone ("Cricket" wireless company branded). Instead, use the CF-Auto-Root.tar located in the SM-G530H-4.4.4.zip located at (see link in NOTE at top of this post).

Anyway, thank you for the post OP, and to whomever created both the firmware images (even though the first one failed on me!) for all the hard work you put in. You are the lifeblood of this community!
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] NWKENT:
Good for you, You got Rooted..but..avoid at all costs an OTA or manual upgrade to 5.1.1

No Root..

:(

sent by my: SM-531M-57 Grand Prime (or) my: SM-N910C Note 4 (Lollipop 5.1.1)
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] rgnicholas:
Brandonpoc, thank you very much for posting this. When you did this, did Knox get tripped? Of course, that may not be a big issue for you but I am curious to know before I attempt this.

I also have a Cricket variant and have been itching to root it and attempt to move up to Lolipop... but it seems the development of our device is near to none. I am not complaining about this forum or its devs... I suppose this device is either too new or too proprietary for people to spend enough time on to develop ROMs and recoveries, well at least in a big way. I am used to other phones like Moto G (CDMA) and an old HTC Rezound that had tons of development work going on. I guess I just got used to lots of experimentation and flashing and I kind of miss it. With our SM-G530AZ Cricket, we may be waiting a long while... makes me sad a little. Hopefully we will get a Lolipop ROM from some brave developer... I fear that Samsung may not make our handset a priority... but we can hope I guess.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] NWKENT:
If you have Root on 4.4.4 now..when you update to LP..You will loose Root..and almost no Root on any Grand Prime available..stay where you are, if you need a recovery and Root.!!

sent by my: SM-531M-57 Grand Prime (or) my: SM-N910C Note 4 (Lollipop 5.1.1)
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] rgnicholas:
Hey, thanks for the info... but I was just wondering about the Cricket variant specifically. I understand that when we start down this road, there are some risks. I have flashed many many ROMs, recoveries, etc. on other phones... I just sense that on this one, I had better go a little slower :)
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] NWKENT:
Yep..I came from Moto devices exclusively since 1989 til Feb, 2015..I know what its like to struggle for recovery and Root..I also know what its like to pay a bounty for Root, to envoke development, see (jcase) about myself paying bounties to help others have Root..Before the "Developer Editions"..

And as keyboard this, I have posted a bounty for Root and another for TWRP recovery..due to the processor of my models, Root nore recovery is looking like a bounty collection..but I must be patient just as with the Moto devices, and maybe someone qualified will attempt all this..lol

Purchased a second device of the same varient to assist with development..the Cricket varient probably has more hope than my model..lol

SO..I certainly understand about "going slow"..thank goodness for the Note 4..

;)

My Moto days here >> http://waynekent.com/page6.html

sent by my: SM-531M-57 Grand Prime (or) my: SM-N910C Note 4 (Lollipop 5.1.1)
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] brandonpoc:
Nicholas,

I can tell you that the SM-G530AZ w/ Android 4.4.4 is working flawlessly with root access. I saw your question about 5.0 images and on the Samsung-Updates dot com website there are several SM-G530 packages but, of course as seems to be the trend, none for the AZ. I really can't find anything for the SM-G530AZ and it's ridiculous. The Grand Prime in general doesn't seem to have much reverse engineering support from anyone, even the Cyanogenmod team. I bought the phone because it's specs for the price were pretty decent and Cricket was having a sale, but in the future I'll be looking to buy only phone models that have the widest support for modifications and interest in reverse engineering,

As for your Knox question --

I am not really sure what Knox is. I read that it is some kind of virtualization/compartmentalization technology by Samsung but in this context I am not sure what you mean by tripping it. The device rooted fine, and I did not receive any errors or warnings at all. All applications that run as root run as expected. There was no warnings or errors from any kind of hypervisor or kernel security system. So, when you ask if I tripped the Knox software, what do you mean? What kind of message or behavior should I expect to observe if the Knox protection software is triggered?

If you know anything else about what I can do with the SM-G530AZ, please let me know. I'm looking to hack it up as much as I can!

Regards,

Brandon
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] rgnicholas:
Hey again... I am attaching a screenshot and "I think" Knox is a security routine that Samsung uses for OTA purposes. For instance, since I have not tinkered (yet) with mine, it shows that "Status is official" under "About device / Status" This being the case, whenever they decide to push a ROM update, I get it. If Knox is "tripped" and I suppose that means it is "unofficial" status, you might not get any more OTAs. I am a newbie to Samsung, so someone else confirm or correct as needed.

Also, If I find any goodies out there, I'll share them here somewhere. It would be nice if Cricket devices had a separate thread, but maybe there are too few of us yet.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] Kilpatricktimothy28@gmail:
Will this root work for the sm 530t grand prime put correct device model number
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] slgdad:
Yes it will work!
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] DJTeeJay:
Will this recovery work with SM-G530AZ? I was able to root with KingRoot but i cannot find any recovery options :)

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] DJTeeJay:
Does anyone have the stock SM-G540AZ recovery.img? I tried flashing an Unofficial CWM recovery img and I forgot to back up the stock recovery. I flashed via Rashr and now I get a multi-color screen with lines, I am able to reboot into system. My laptop was stolen so I cannot use ODIN and mobile ODIN will not work on our devices :(

I'll even take the correct CWM or TWRP recovery for the Girls 530AZ if available.

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] NWKENT:
I looked on Samsung's Firmware page, your device is not listed..Try this thread, look thru there or if not listed, then make a request, maybe someone can help you..if you can get the correct firmware, then you can extract the stock (recovery.img)..if your not sure how to do that, then if you find the firmware, have it to where I can download, and I'll extract the file for you.

Here >> http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f200/guide-request-any-samsung-firmware-here-389972/

Edit: for some CRAZY reason, I cannot make the direct link work, anyhow, you can probably, manually put in the link and it work, I'm at work and cant help any futher at this time..sorry

:(

sent by my: SM-531M-57 Grand Prime (or) my: SM-N910C Note 4 (Lollipop 5.1.1)
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] Nusry:
Hey Guyz I have a problem.. Pleaze solve this and help me.. My grand prime sm-g530h is rooted and i manualy paid and unlocked country lock.. I cant unroot from supersu.. Now i want to update lolypop 5.0.2 to my device via odin.. If i update does my phone cause risk or will appare country lock again?? Please help me..
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] DJTeeJay:
Rooted without issue on SM-G530AZ with 1st file. 2nd file FAILED.

Android Version : 4.4.4

Build Number : KTU84P.G530AZTUU3AOF5

In search for CUSTOM RECOVERY!!!
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] rgnicholas:
Please let us know if you find a recovery. :)
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] ABINEZER01:
Someone please make rom for SM-G530H it does not seems like its getting lolipop update ?
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] Androider767:
Will there be a full unroot option through the superuser app? And will unrooting that way allow me to get OTA updates?

PS: I believe that the Cricket Galaxy Grand Prime sm-g530az does NOT have a knox coounter. Can anyone confirm that?
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] krazy_smokezalot:
It's does
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] Androider767:
what do you mean?

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if you are talking about the knox counter i believe that that is wrong and if you are talking about the unroot, can you please answer my other question?

Thanks

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and by the way a samsung rep confirmed that there is no knox counter on the cricket variant of the galaxy grand prime.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] rgnicholas:
I am NOT doubting your word or what someone told you but you would think some more development work would start happening with a phone that is not in danger of having Knox tripped. :good:
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] catalonee1:
thank you for the informatiom
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] Nitro1max1:
So I just picked up a cricket variant of this phone, can anyone confirm the link in the this post successfully roots the phone without tripping knox?
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] Androider767:
I cannot confirm that the root works but I can confirm that your phone does NOT have a Knox counter on it so there is no chance of tripping it. This is only true for the cricket variant sm-g530az. It didn't appear on Samsung's list of devices with Knox and Samsung support confirmed it as well.

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I cannot confirm that the root works but I can confirm that your phone does NOT have a Knox counter on it so there is no chance of tripping it. This is only true for the cricket variant sm-g530az. It didn't appear on Samsung's list of devices with Knox and Samsung support confirmed it as well.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] NM99:
Anyway to unroot the G530H? I need to reinstall the original Brazil room and then root it again, I think I've deleted some things I didn't need to.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] NWKENT:
Just flash via Odin3, the stock (correct variant) ROM, root will be lost..but your personal files will/should be safe..ALWAYS make backups before doing anything to the device..

sent by my: SGH-M919 (S4)
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] DJTeeJay:
Anyone find a custom recovery, ANY custom recovery for the SM-G530AZ yet?!?!
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] rgnicholas:
Thanks for the reminder :good:

I haven't found anything that I would trust using. From my scanning other forums and websites, it seems people in the Cricket camp may be waiting a while. This is sad too because I am itching to mess with some custom ROMs, etc... yet, I guess there are none of those out there either. I suppose devs are just not as familiar with our variant or do not own one. Thus, the slow progress. :crying:
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] DJTeeJay:
Well as soon as I get another high-end device, I'd be more then happy to send my SM-G530AZ to a reputable Dev. Actually, I have a back up device at the moment so if anyone knows a reputable Dev whiling to work on my rooted SM-G530AZ in a timely matter, please have them PM me...
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] rgnicholas:
Awesome suggestion and offer!
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] aarongotgame:
Can anyone confirm this still works or lead me to the confirmed way of rooting g530H

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And yes I'm on Android 5.1.1
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] densway:
root for SM G531

hi pls. help to root my samsung grandprime SM G531...i try king root and root genius but it doesn't woork.. TIA
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] frahman:
AFter Root

Hi, i successfully root my Prime,

but when I reboot my phone, it shows the attached picture ...

also my phone cannot be charged when it turned off like it used to be before I rooted it.

Best Regards
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] Mohamed Elhadad:
does this method work on 5.0.2
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] PirOwaisQureshi:
KTU84P. G530HXCU1AOE2 can I flash?
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] PharmaCopia:
successful root of sm g530az

well, i snapped a pic of Root Status, but my permissions aren't up to snuff at this point :eek:

anyway, successful root with Odin

-Samsung sm g530az (Cricket)

-Android 4.4.4

- Kernel 3.10.28-419809

**whistles** oh happy day
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] rahulrs991:
how to root samsung grand prime android 5.0.2

sir

i bought new samsung grand prime with android 5.0.2 i use kingoroot but its not working what can i do plzzzzz help me .....

i need to help to root my mobile phone :good::good::fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] elmoc30:
it works

it works but my phone always enters the the recovery mod when i reboot it. how do i fix this?
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] dheen0786:
It will work for 5.0.2 ????
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] slgdad:
Just flash the recovery file again! It will fix it
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] Nitro1max1:
Wait did this recovery work on your sm-g530az?
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] warduke:
Does anyone have a SAFE way to root without tripping KNOX? Kingroot is not to be trusted. It is a Chinese made APK that stores and rips data and IMEI and transmits it back to their servers once a data connection is established.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] android990:
[Help] SM-G530H No Service after Rooting

I rooted my phone then I lost my signal. All I get in the top corner is the circle with the line through it in place of the signal bars.

I've tried everything, even installing new firmware and still I get the same result. Please help me.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] warduke:
What did you use to root your phone? in the dial pad type in *#06# and your IMEI should show up, if it doesnt, Kingroot probably erased your IMEI and stole it or something shady like that. Make sure the IMEI that shows up is the same as the IMEI in the about phone settings and on the back sticker under the battery.
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] android990:
I used ODIN to root my phone. My IMEI still showing. :(
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] Khizar hayyat:
How to root if we have lollipop?
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] Mohammed.T:
for those who get to recovery mode every time you restart or shut down.

I searched a lot and tried three or four recovery files until I got it.

I've G530H 4.4.4

can't post the link sorry :)

try search for CWM , for you model

hope it helps
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] jackrabb1tt:
hey so just tried to root and im getting the error message volume size is too big 409600<614400

odin invalid ext4 image
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] mk maheshwari:
How to apply Android root Samsung G530h
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] Nitro1max1:
Does any have a root method for the sm-g530az on lollipop?
[Galaxy Grand Prime General] Illyakulinych:
SM-G530AZ root for Lollipop 5.1.1

These files do not work for lollipop. When I flash it with Odin it almost in the same second gives me a fail. I have searched all over the internet with no root for lollipop sm-g530az:(. I have also tried Kingroot with success for only a little bit because when I reboot my phone its says that I have flashed an unauthorized rom or something like that. So please help and make a root for Samsung grand prime SM-G530AZ. Thank you in advance.