[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrkruse:
Instruction for installing a custom rom using safestrap

1. Choose a Lollipop Rom from the Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development. OnlyLollipop 5.0 TW based roms will work

2. If you already got safestrap working skip to step 10. Otherwise install the apk's in this zip View attachment 3609423

3. Once all are installed Click On Busybox Grant Super User Access and click on install

4. Now open Lollipop Safestrap and click on Install SafeStrap Grant Super User Access

5. Click On Install Recovery Once Installed It will Say State: Installed

6. Click the Back Button to take you to Lollipop Safestrap Recovery Main Screen

7. Click On Recovery Reboot. Grant Super User Access.

8. On the next screen click FLASH then when dialog comes up asking CLICK HERE TO REBOOT TO SAFESTRAP click on that and your phone will reboot to safestrap. May take a few seconds for the Recovery Screen to come up

9 In Safestrap Under Boot Options LEAVE THIS ALONE Install everything to STOCK ROM SLOT

10. Now If you have not I would make a backup of your current Rom so if something happens you can get back to where you are at now.

11.. Click on Wipe You will see 3 options Advance Wipe, Format Data And Swipe To Factory Reset. If you dont see these and you see a dialog asking something about entering Yes just hit the back button

12 To Install a new rom click on Advance Wipe And Check Dalvick Cache,Data,Cache,System Then click Swipe To wipe.

13. Now Click The Home Button

14 Now Choose Install. Underneath the header on the next screen You will see a black box it will either say Storage: Micro SDcard or Storage: Internal Storage. You can switch between the 2 by clicking that black box

15 Locate the zip you want to install and click on it

16. In next screen Click Swipe To Confirm Flash and your install will begin

17. When Finished Do Not Click Reboot Now Or Reboot System. Click The Home Button. All Older Roms should run fine on latest BOK3 Firmware so if your on BOK3 firmware simply flash BOK3 kernel.

18. Once That is installed you can reboot to system

19. If you get some kind of warning about unauthorized software all you need to do is delete SecurityLogAgent folder from the system/app

20 Now If you want to select a different Firmware Zip you only need to do this once. It will remain that Firmware untill another Firmware Zip is flashed. If you flash A Firmware Zip There is no need to flash a Kernel Zip during the same installation.

21. Most Deodexed Lollipop Roms will Take Up to 10 Min to boot. If it seems longer than that simple pull the battery and restart phone.

22. If something goes wrong! If the rom fails to boot or bootloops you are not screwed if you flashed with safestrap.

23. To get back to safestrap from a bootloop. Pull the battery. Boot to download mode Power+Volume Down+Home

24. Plug into your computer.

24. Open Odin make sure phone is connect blue box saying comport whatever will be lit up. In the AP section locate the NI2_stock_kernel.tar.md5 and flash kernel.

25. When phone reboots watch screen and click on the Recovery Button when the SafeStrap Screen comes up. If you miss it pull the battery and try again.

26. Once in Safestrap you can restore a back up or what ever you need to do

Just a note. You can also use flashfire to flash rom. Flashfire is a great tool. Just know that if you flash a rom with flashfire and have safestrap installed you will loose your safestrap installation. So after you flash a rom with flashfire if you want to use safestrap you will have to reinstall it. If something goes wrong during the the install when flashing with flash fire you will not be able to get back to safestrap and your only method if your bootlooped is using odin and flashing full factory tar image and going through the root process again!