Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (samsung-fortuna)

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

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This page is about the dedicated port of this device. There is also an optional generic port available for this device - see Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916).

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530FZ)

Manufacturer	Samsung
Name	Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530FZ)
Codename	samsung-fortuna, samsung-grandprimelte
Model	SM-G530FZ
Released	2014
Type	handset
Hardware
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916)
CPU	4x 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 306
Display	960 x 540 LCD
Storage	8 GB
Memory	1 GB
Architecture	aarch64
Software
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with.	Android 4.4.4
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.	Android 5.0.2
postmarketOS
Category	testing
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.	yes
Optional Generic Port	Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916)
Device package	device-samsung-fortuna
Kernel package	linux-postmarketos-qcom-msm8916

Features

Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.	Works
USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).	Works
Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work.	Works
Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.	Works
Touchscreen	Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration	Works
Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.	Works
Camera	Broken
Connectivity
WiFi	Works
Bluetooth	Works
GPS	Untested
NFC Near Field Communication	Broken
Modem
Calls	Works
SMS	Works
Mobile data	Works
Miscellaneous
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.	Works
USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.	Works
Sensors
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.	Works
Magnetometer Sensor to measure the Earth's magnetism	Works
Proximity	Broken

Note: This page is about Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916).

This page is about the dedicated port of this device. There is also an optional generic port available for this device - see Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916).

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530W)

Manufacturer	Samsung
Name	Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530W)
Codename	samsung-fortuna, samsung-gprimeltecan
Released	2014
Type	handset
Hardware
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916)
CPU	4x 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 306
Display	960 x 540 LCD
Storage	8 GB
Memory	1.5 GB
Architecture	aarch64
Software
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with.	Android 5.1.1
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.	Android
postmarketOS
Category	testing
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.	yes
Optional Generic Port	Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916)
Device package	device-samsung-fortuna
Kernel package	linux-postmarketos-qcom-msm8916

Features

Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.	Works
USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).	Works
Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work.	Works
Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.	Works
Touchscreen	Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration	Works
Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.	Works
Camera	Broken
Connectivity
WiFi	Works
Bluetooth	Works
GPS	Untested
NFC Near Field Communication	Works
Modem
Calls	Works
SMS	Works
Mobile data	Works
Miscellaneous
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.	Works
USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.	Works
Sensors
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.	Works
Magnetometer Sensor to measure the Earth's magnetism	Works
Proximity	Broken

This page is about the dedicated port of this device. There is also an optional generic port available for this device - see Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916).

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530H)

Manufacturer	Samsung
Name	Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530H)
Codename	samsung-fortuna, samsung-fortuna3g
Released	2014
Type	handset
Hardware
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8216)
CPU	4x 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 306
Display	960 x 540 LCD
Storage	8 GB
Memory	1 GB
Architecture	aarch64
Software
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with.	Android 4.4.4
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.	Android 5.0.2
postmarketOS
Category	testing
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.	yes
Optional Generic Port	Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916)
Device package	device-samsung-fortuna, samsung-fortuna3g out-of-tree
Kernel package	linux-postmarketos-qcom-msm8916

Features

Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.	Works
USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).	Works
Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work.	Works
Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.	Works
Touchscreen	Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration	Works
Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.	Works
Camera	Broken
Connectivity
WiFi	Works
Bluetooth	Works
GPS	Untested
Modem
Calls	Works
SMS	Works
Mobile data	Works
Miscellaneous
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.	Works
USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.	Works
Sensors
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.	Works
Magnetometer Sensor to measure the Earth's magnetism	Works
Proximity	Broken

This page is about the dedicated port of this device. There is also an optional generic port available for this device - see Generic MSM8909 (qcom-msm8909).

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530Y)

Manufacturer	Samsung
Name	Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530Y)
Codename	samsung-fortunaltezt
Released	2014
Type	handset
Hardware
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916)
CPU	4x 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 306
Display	960 x 540 LCD
Storage	8 GB
Memory	1 GB
Architecture	armv7
Software
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with.	Android 4.4.4
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.	Android
postmarketOS
Category	testing
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.	yes
Optional Generic Port	Generic MSM8909 (qcom-msm8909)
Device package	device-samsung-fortunaltezt
Kernel package	linux-postmarketos-qcom-msm8916

Features

Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.	Works
USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).	Works
Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work.	Works
Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.	Works
Touchscreen	Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration	Works
Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.	Works
Camera	Broken
Connectivity
WiFi	Works
Bluetooth	Works
GPS	Untested
NFC Near Field Communication	Works
Modem
Calls	Works
SMS	Works
Mobile data	Works
Miscellaneous
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.	Works
USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.	Works
Sensors
Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.	Works
Proximity	Broken

Contributors

• WTechNinja
• minecrell (Helped with things here and there)

Users owning this device

• Adomerle (Notes: fortunave3g edition)
• Amogg (Notes: SM-G530W)
• Ardaninho (Notes: SM-G530FZ, dual pmOS/LOS 18.1Go)
• Bastindo (Notes: SM-G530FZ, works)
• Bjorn3 (Notes: SM-G530FZ, works)
• Bolilingmeng89006 (Notes: fortunaltezt)
• BruninTech (Notes: Running Android ?, 1/8, Broken display, no battery)
• Jay sx
• Jojo autoboy
• Lm2 (Notes: postmarket works almost well testing the operatin'system)
• Logik93 (Notes: G530FZ)
• PonderosaPine (Notes: gprimeltecan)
• PotatoProton (Notes: Broken, not sure why)
• Troyhanligi (Notes: The best working one so far.)
• WonderfulShrineMaidenOfParadise
• WTechNinja
• Zephyr1112 (Notes: grandprimelte, SM-G530FZ, dead (?))

Variants

Model	Codename	Arch.	RAM (GiB)	NFC	Sensors	Supported	lk2nd
SM-G5306W	fortunaltezn	armv7	?	?	?	?	?
SM-G5308W	fortunaltezh fortunaltezm	armv7	1	?	?	Y	Y
SM-G5309W	fortunaltectc	armv7	?	?	?	?	?
SM-G530A	grandprimelteuc	aarch64	?	?	?	?	?
SM-G530AZ	grandprimeltetu	aarch64	?	?	?	?	?
SM-G530BT	fortuna3gdtv	aarch64	?	?	k303c	?	?
SM-G530F	fortunaltedx	aarch64	?	s3fwrn5	k303c	?	?
SM-G530FQ	?	aarch64	?	?	?	?	?
SM-G530FZ	grandprimelte gprimeltexx	aarch64	1	s3fwrn5	bmc150	Y	Y
SM-G530H	fortuna3g fortunave3g	aarch64	1	-	k303c	Y	Y
SM-G530M	fortunalteub	aarch64	?	s3fwrn5	k303c	?	?
SM-G530P	gprimeltespr	aarch64	?	?	bmc150	?	?
SM-G530R4	gprimelteusc	aarch64	?	?	bmc150	?	Y
SM-G530R7	gprimelteacg	aarch64	?	?	bmc150	?	?
SM-G530T	gprimeltetmo	aarch64	?	?	bmc150	?	?
SM-G530T1	gprimeltemtr	aarch64	?	?	bmc150	?	?
SM-G530W	gprimeltecan	aarch64	1.5	s3fwrn5	bmc150	Y	Y
SM-G530MU SM-G530Y	fortunaltezt	armv7	1	pn547	k2hh	Y	P

Architecture

Note: Even though MSM8916 is capable of aarch64, the firmware of some variants were never updated with aarch64 support. Therefore, those devices can only boot mainline on armv7 at the moment.

Note: For SM-G530FZ (and maybe other variants), make sure you are on a recent firmware version that can boot aarch64 kernels. If lk2nd says ARM64 - unavailable or you're unsure, flash the latest (Android 5) stock firmware with Odin or Heimdall.

How to enter flash mode

Press Volume Down, Power, and Home all at the same time to boot to Odin mode. After lk2nd is installed, press Volume Down and Power at the same time.

Installation

lk2nd is a secondary bootloader that provides a standard fastboot interface, which can be used to boot postmarketOS without Android boot flashed or pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel.

1. Download lk2nd-msm8916.img from Releases page on Github.
2. Boot your phone to bootloader (Odin/Download) mode by holding Volume Down and Home while powering up.
3. Follow lk2nd instructions to install lk2nd. Basically flash it to the boot partition (heimdall flash --BOOT lk2nd-msm8916.img)
4. Follow Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916)#Installation to install postmarketOS.

Note: Enter lk2nd fastboot mode by pressing only Volume Down + Power (without Home). Pressing Home additionally will bring you to the Samsung Download mode.

Panel

There are 3 panel variants supported, and lk2nd is required to enable the panel.

Touchscreen

Sometimes the touchscreen stops working after idling for hours. To fix it, do:

# modprobe -r zinitix
# modprobe zinitix

This device is based on the Snapdragon 410. See the SoC page for common tips, guides and troubleshooting steps

Flash LED

Currently WIP. It can be controlled with SG Micro SGM3140 charge pump LED driver.

Note: Driver seems to be abandoned as of 2025. Needs to be completed.

GPS

No idea how to test yet.

Proximity Sensor

No interrupts received from gp2ap002s00f sensor.

Accelerometer

gprime variants use bmc150, and fortuna variants use k2hh or k303c. k2hh accelerometer is not so stable for auto screen rotation, which suggests you to use fixed portrait or landscape mode.

NFC

There are 2 variants of NFC chips, s3fwrn5 and pn547. 3G variant fortuna3g has no NFC chip.

NFC is not enabled on grandprimelte. This can be enable fixed if anyone feels like to test it.

Troubleshooting

Please note for some models e.g. G530FZ. Some bugs has been discovered.

See How to report issues

• Forever black screen even if phone is powered on, after few hours of uptime pmbootstrap#2134

See Qualcomm Snapdragon 410/412 (MSM8916)#Suspend

• Internet access makes it freeze for a certain time

pmbootstrap#2134#note_996647105

• A white error message could appear on a blackscreen on phosh and plasma

pmaports#1592

See How to report issues#Issues with apps or interfaces/shells

Notes on use

G530FZ (grandprimelte)

27 May 2026

Software versions:

• lk2nd (postmarketos): 22.0 msm916
• Kernel 6.12.1-msm8916

Notes:

• Installation is smooth and pmOS works just fine
• In terms of GUI:
  • Phosh: works but it's quite slow. Not really usable for a daily usage. When starting some apps (ex: Firefox), an error is raised but the app finally starts after some time, but they are very slow (ex: Firefox again).
  • Sxmo:
    • its minimiastic UI fits well with the G530FZ, but it's still slow. Firefox starts but it's slow (Youtube video at 360p are 95% smooth, good surprise)
    • when the screen is off, it takes several tries to wake it up, and sometimes the touchscreen doesn't work right away (maybe same issue as in 2022)
• As suggested in 2022, it could be better suited as a server or with Lineage for a daily usage.

6 December 2022

Software versions:

• twrp 1.1.1-1
• lk2nd (postmarketos): 0.12.0 msm916

Notes

• pmOS works on this device, but not very well.
• Unfortunately, few bugs maybe related to hardware persists, mainly in the reactivity on touchscreen when locked on inactive since a while.
• Performance is highly to low (paradox for pmOS ;-) ) to use it as a common daily smartphone, meaning if you have a specific usecase like running a server, it would be perfect. But don't expect it to run Netflix everyday in Firefox or Falkon it might freeze.
• In this state LineageOS 14.1 (gprimeltexx) may be a better choice for common usage

Some documentation and software

G530W (gprimeltecan)

6 July 2025

Software versions:

• postmarketOS: v25.06
• lk2nd-msm8916: v20.0

Performance using Phosh is low, worse than what you'd get using stock Android on the device, but it isn't so bad as to make it unusable. postmarketOS is relatively equipped for common use cases on this device with all the expected limitations as documented in this page.

Photos

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  Console with fastfetch (Ardaninho)
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  XFCE with About page and fastfetch (Ardaninho)

See also

• Samsung Galaxy Core Prime LTE (samsung-rossa)
• Samsung Galaxy Grand Max (samsung-grandmax)
• device-samsung-fortuna
• device-samsung-fortunaltezt (fortunaltezt)
• firmware-samsung-fortuna