Boot Loop! Please help me restore to lollipop quick!

[aholeinthewor1d]

HELP
So I was flashing the MOAR ROM and think I messed up. I was on Optimal Lollipop and used NI2 flasher to get to safestrap...Then instead of just wiping or doing advanced wipe I also did "format data" or whatever the bottom right option is when you are in the wipe section of safestrap... Anyways I then flashed this ROM and then the OC4 kernel and now I am in a bootloop. Samsung screen for a few seconds then reboots

I need to get this fix within the next hour. I have my PC with odin if someone can give me some guidance without linking to a thread about restoring.. I am hoping I don't have to go all the way back to Nk2 or whatver it was and then root all over again...please let me know how I can get back up and running quick!

 

[Tulsadiver]

HELP
So I was flashing the MOAR ROM and think I messed up. I was on Optimal Lollipop and used NI2 flasher to get to safestrap...Then instead of just wiping or doing advanced wipe I also did "format data" or whatever the bottom right option is when you are in the wipe section of safestrap... Anyways I then flashed this ROM and then the OC4 kernel and now I am in a bootloop. Samsung screen for a few seconds then reboots

I need to get this fix within the next hour. I have my PC with odin if someone can give me some guidance without linking to a thread about restoring.. I am hoping I don't have to go all the way back to Nk2 or whatver it was and then root all over again...please let me know how I can get back up and running quick!

Try flashing a kitkat kernel and see if safestrap will come up.

 

[aholeinthewor1d]

Try flashing a kitkat kernel and see if safestrap will come up.

ah good idea..didn't whatever I formatted like completely wipe everything..including safestrap and root access and EVERYTHING


If this doesn't work I know I can go the long way and start back at Kitkat and root again but that will take some time...could I just flash the OC4 or OD5 FULL firmware? One flash in odin just to get a usable phone for the night...and then tomorrow flash back to kit kat and start from scratch

 

[Tulsadiver]

ah good idea..didn't whatever I formatted like completely wipe everything..including safestrap and root access and EVERYTHING


If this doesn't work I know I can go the long way and start back at Kitkat and root again but that will take some time...could I just flash the OC4 or OD5 FULL firmware? One flash in odin just to get a usable phone for the night...and then tomorrow flash back to kit kat and start from scratch

Shouldn't hurt to try.

 

[aholeinthewor1d]

Shouldn't hurt to try.

I am more trying to figure out what went wrong...I just flashed the NK2 kernel via odin and I am now back in safestrap...

Previously the order I did everything was.
-Boot to safestrap
-Factory reset
-Format Data
-Flash ROM
-Flash MOAR ROM
Then the boot loops started

what should I do differently now that I am back in safestrap? I thought formatting data wiped EVERYTHING including safestrap and all that




**EDIT**
Tried a simple wipe data and getting

E:UnMount unable to find partition for path '/'
Updating partition details..
E: Unable to mount '/ss'
Full SELinux support is present

and then it repeats
ugh

do you know where there is a full Lollipop firmware I can flash..like all in one

 

[Tulsadiver]

I am more trying to figure out what went wrong...I just flashed the NK2 kernel via odin and I am now back in safestrap...

Previously the order I did everything was.
-Boot to safestrap
-Factory reset
-Format Data
-Flash ROM
-Flash MOAR ROM
Then the boot loops started

what should I do differently now that I am back in safestrap? I thought formatting data wiped EVERYTHING including safestrap and all that

Just do what you should have done. Don't format data. I don't know what you we're coming from as far as firmware but Factory reset, flash Moar, not knowing everything, it might not hurt to reboot to download mode after flashing Moar (through safestrap) and flash the firmware Moar is on. You have down that you flashed two roms. You can only flash one.

 

[aholeinthewor1d]

Just do what you should have done. Don't format data. I don't know what you we're coming from as far as firmware but Factory reset, flash Moar, not knowing everything, it might not hurt to reboot to download mode after flashing Moar (through safestrap) and flash the firmware Moar is on. You have down that you flashed two roms. You can only flash one.

Sorry just in a rush so I was typing quick. Here is everything

I was on Optimal ROM (OC4)
I used NK2 Flasher to get to safestrap
Did a factory reset and accidentally formatted data
Flashed MOAR and then the OC4 kernel then started bootlooping

Taking your advice I quick flashed the NK2 kernel via Odin and got back into safestrap
Now after I factory reset it looks like it worked but there is also an error mentioning something about "E/ blah blah something not found"

I ignored it and flashed the MOAR ROM
Flashed OC4 Kernel
Rebooted

Now it's showing a tornado in the ocean and has been for 10 minutes...possibly a boot animation?

do you know what exactly happened? what does format data delete? I thought it would wipe the entire file structure of the phone removing safestrap and root which it somehow didn't?




last thing..if this doesn't boot. Do you have the link for the OC4 or OD5 FULL retail file to flash in odin? Isn;t there one file to get it back up and running for now

 

[Tulsadiver]

I am more trying to figure out what went wrong...I just flashed the NK2 kernel via odin and I am now back in safestrap...

Previously the order I did everything was.
-Boot to safestrap
-Factory reset
-Format Data
-Flash ROM
-Flash MOAR ROM
Then the boot loops started

what should I do differently now that I am back in safestrap? I thought formatting data wiped EVERYTHING including safestrap and all that




**EDIT**
Tried a simple wipe data and getting

E:UnMount unable to find partition for path '/'
Updating partition details..
E: Unable to mount '/ss'
Full SELinux support is present

and then it repeats
ugh

do you know where there is a full Lollipop firmware I can flash..like all in one

Just OC4

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952607153

But if you are going to do that you might as well go to NCG so you can root

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23991606952607139

 

[Lightn1ng]

your not in a bootloop

Deodexed ROMs like MOAR and Optimal take 15+ minutes on first boot.

Give it some time!