Samsung just released the first firmware update today... i installed it but cant find any info online anywhere about what all it changed/fixed? anyone have more info on this?
There's a post in general about it coming soon. I haven't gotten it yet, anyway to extract it and host it? just in case they release it in phases. According to the other post, you can install it via OTA, Store, or home computer, so it should be available to the masses soon.
Always the same first question... Does it kill root?
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Same usual first question: Does it kill root?
Roger
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Sorry about the double post. Got an fc and then didn't show.
I got the update a bit ago. Phone rebooted to install...there was an error but I didn't get to see what it was. Phone rebooted again and is going fine now. Titanium backup still shows root. I went to about phone and it shows 2.1_update 1. I read media hub was supposed to be enabled but mine still says check later...I'm wondering if my phone didn't actually update. I will see what others say about their updates.
Oh and my specs...one click rooted with andromeda kernel and adw launcher...pretty much stock other than that
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i have had 2.1 update one since i first got my phone... :-( i was soo excited about an update ... I want the puzzle unlock
Firmware version 2.1-update1 has been out for weeks. It was on my phone when I bought it at the beginning of the month.
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Firmware version 2.1-update1 has been out for weeks. It was on my phone when I bought it at the beginning of the month.
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This is what I thought too. I knew I saw the update 1 on my phone when I got it...Well anyway, an update was pushed to my phone this morning and it looks like the installation failed. I try to update firmware again, but nothing. I wonder if root is keeping it from installing. I haven't done anything else to the phone that would stop an update. Might have to side load the update when it comes out on the website.
done12many2 said:
Firmware version 2.1-update1 has been out for weeks. It was on my phone when I bought it at the beginning of the month.
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Different update. This is di07, phone came with dg27
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This is what I thought too. I knew I saw the update 1 on my phone when I got it...Well anyway, an update was pushed to my phone this morning and it looks like the installation failed. I try to update firmware again, but nothing. I wonder if root is keeping it from installing. I haven't done anything else to the phone that would stop an update. Might have to side load the update when it comes out on the website.
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Probably the custom kernel. I haven't even rooted yet, want to wait to see of this blocks root, but probably won't, at least not entirely. May reset root, but it should be rootable again. I thought the root method was a general 2.1 exploit, not really specific to the epic.
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Probably the custom kernel. I haven't even rooted yet, want to wait to see of this blocks root, but probably won't, at least not entirely. May reset root, but it should be rootable again. I thought the root method was a general 2.1 exploit, not really specific to the epic.
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That's what I figured...I could flash back to stock I guess, but might be moot if the phone can't find the update again. It was pushed to me to begin with and now it's like it never happened...
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Different update. This is di07, phone came with dg27
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I still have dg27 so it seems my update just failed. It's gotta be the custom kernel then. hmm...what to do, ha
Well, update: I was trying to use Odin to flash the stock kernel back on and I bricked the phone, haha. It wouldn't boot after trying to flash with Odin. IT was stuck on a screen with a picture of a phone, a computer and a caution sign in between. I looked around and it seems the only option is to flash back to stock. That worked like a charm in Odin...dunno who the stock kernel wouldnt flash...oh well. So now everything works again. Took like 5 min to flash and reboot, then another 20 to put it all back like I had it. ADW, Dropbox, and Appbrain are my friends, ha.
Anyway, with the stock kernel the update pushed again and installed fine. I have access to media hub now and whatever else was pushed with this update. It seems the update didn't like the kernel. But all is good now, I just have to root again. I think I'm gonna leave the stock kernel this time though.
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Well, update: I was trying to use Odin to flash the stock kernel back on and I bricked the phone, haha. It wouldn't boot after trying to flash with Odin. IT was stuck on a screen with a picture of a phone, a computer and a caution sign in between. I looked around and it seems the only option is to flash back to stock. That worked like a charm in Odin...dunno who the stock kernel wouldnt flash...oh well. So now everything works again. Took like 5 min to flash and reboot, then another 20 to put it all back like I had it. ADW, Dropbox, and Appbrain are my friends, ha.
Anyway, with the stock kernel the update pushed again and installed fine. I have access to media hub now and whatever else was pushed with this update. It seems the update didn't like the kernel. But all is good now, I just have to root again. I think I'm gonna leave the stock kernel this time though.
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Let us know if battery life is any better.
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Samsung's build number is always easy to read.
A, B, C, D, ... : month.
January, February, March, etc. G means July, therefore.
27 means July 27th: the date of kernel/firmware build.
So DI07 means September 07, which is fairly new.
http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/213524
Here is a Sprint Admin talking about it. It is an official release as of today. He has all the fixes listed too.
it is a 2.1 exploit through adb actually so this shouldnt be of any worries to us
Just got a pop up on my phone about the update. Accepted it and told it to apply. Phone rebooted, then showed an error when trying to apply the update. Hit the Home button and phone rebooted. No further notifications now about the update. Went in and manually checked and it tells me none are available. So,..I guess you only get one shot at the update and then you're skipped??
anyone that is rooted with stock kernel able to update and keep root?
wait what update? i checked for an update but there wasnt one.
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Logged into an At&T wifi yesterday and the phone offered an HTC system "update".
Having owned several HTC products and never seeing any sort of update from them for a device I owned, Ill admit i was a bit shocked. lol
Downloaded for a few mins, although I didnt see a file size.
Reboots, resets twice then boots. Both my Inspires updated to
Software Version
1.84.502.11
took about 5 mins total
Sorry If this was somewhere else, I searched and didn't see anything.
What'd they do to my phones?
This is the update from ATT that added hsupa
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This tells you all .. update was pushed out back in April 29th.
http://www.htc.com/us/support/inspire-att/downloads/
The install doesn't work for me. Just shows an exclamation point and the android guy. I'm suspecting it's because I'm rooted and running TPC. Any ideas?
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The install doesn't work for me. Just shows an exclamation point and the android guy. I'm suspecting it's because I'm rooted and running TPC. Any ideas?
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You got it.
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You got it.
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How do I get rid of the update notification?
Same thing with me shows exclamation point and the android guy for me to im also rooted i wonder if we can get the update being rooted. im tired of the notification also
Anyone get it to install with root? I just don't want it to screw up my root where i'd have to do it again.
The OTA update is mostly a collection of patches. These are very specific as to the files they are to patch. If you don't have the official AT&T ROM (or a very close approximation) then the update won't do anything.
there is the full ATT rom with the included patches and fixes and stuff in the development section. just dl the rom and flash it since you are already rooted
simple and stuff.
but also a lot of the newer roms are importing the fixes
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The OTA update is mostly a collection of patches. These are very specific as to the files they are to patch. If you don't have the official AT&T ROM (or a very close approximation) then the update won't do anything.
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Even with stock Rom? So my question is, if on rooted with stock Rom, and I try the update, will it screw anything up with the root?
c4k30rd34th said:
Even with stock Rom? So my question is, if on rooted with stock Rom, and I try the update, will it screw anything up with the root?
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It will not run, it will fail the process.
How long does it take to install after downloading?
I'm going on about 10 minutes of the green arrows on the black screen with the phone image under it. Don't think it should take this long should it?
K, thanks. Simple answer. Is there a way to disable that notification then?
Nevermind. Hung on the install but pulling the battery worked
Install this stock rooted Rom. It has the ota update in it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058042
Checked my infuse to see if update was available. To my surprise it was, started download, everything fine and then it says update failed. Now my phone is stuck trying to download update. Any suggestions?
Proof?......
Interesting, I just tried to update and it just stalled, never said up to date. It always completes and says up-to-date .. now I have to wait 24hrs to try again lol what BS!
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Just change the date.
He says proof but I just stated that my phone is stuck trying to download some update. BTW I never said it was gingerbread, since that's obviously what you thought I was referring to. The update said 8193kb and then after it downloaded that, it tried to update on a white screen and said failed. I have no reason to lie. I could care less, I just want my phone to stop force closing because that is what it has been doing for the last 30 minutes.
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He says proof but I just stated that my phone is stuck trying to download some update. BTW I never said it was gingerbread, since that's obviously what you thought I was referring to. The update said 8193kb and then after it downloaded that, it tried to update on a white screen and said failed. I have no reason to lie. I could care less, I just want my phone to stop force closing because that is what it has been doing for the last 30 minutes.
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Most likely this was the pre-release package that was pushed some weeks ago. Sounds like the right size for it. The GB update should be about 100000kB or 100mB depending on how you wanna look at it.
Can you get into fastboot or sbf?
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That's what I figured but I just came to this phone from an inspire(starting to regret) and i'm not to knowledgeable with the infuse yet. Thx btw.
I'm using ODIN right now to try to return to stock. Hopefully it works.
Update, i'm back to stock and I got rid of superuser. I may be taking the phone back. Thx for the responses.
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Most likely this was the pre-release package that was pushed some weeks ago. Sounds like the right size for it. The GB update should be about 100000kB or 100mB depending on how you wanna look at it.
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8MB update is UCKE3. Not news, been out for ages.
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8MB update is UCKE3. Not news, been out for ages.
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Don't recall saying it was news. I think I was asking did anyone have a suggestion on how to get my phone outta this stuck mode/force close mode.
Ultimate unbrick.
when you ultimate unbrick you will always have a update available since you are running the previous version and a update was pushed.
so yeah ultimate unbrick then flash the community kernel if you would like giving you red CWM then just flash any other rom.
I've a rooted G2X that's still running 2.2. Just over an hour ago I got a "T-Mobile Update Service." notification. Surprisingly there's no talk of a fresh OTA here so I'm not really sure what's going on. Not that an OTA would work for me since I'm rooted, but I guess it's going to keep bugging me until I do something about it.
2.3.3 was all the rage about a month or so ago.
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Well, sure, but all news says that T-mobile stopped doing OTAs some time ago (started late July, stopped August 10). So why on earth is my phone just getting it now? I even do a manual check every so often and never got it. I didn't do anything special today that I can recall.
you should update it. you dont have nothing to lose. ifd your still rooted it will unroot but then you can flash nvflash recovery and go back to any rooted roms you want
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I've a rooted G2X that's still running 2.2. Just over an hour ago I got a "T-Mobile Update Service." notification. Surprisingly there's no talk of a fresh OTA here so I'm not really sure what's going on. Not that an OTA would work for me since I'm rooted, but I guess it's going to keep bugging me until I do something about it.
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No idea why you're just getting it now, but its the same one thats been out for a while now.
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No idea why you're just getting it now, but its the same one thats been out for a while now.
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T-Mobile removed the 2.3.3 update from their servers long ago. If you are getting something else it is new most likely. You can do an OTA if you are rooted as long as you have not modified any system files other than adding su and superuser.apk to get root..
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I've a rooted G2X that's still running 2.2. Just over an hour ago I got a "T-Mobile Update Service." notification. Surprisingly there's no talk of a fresh OTA here so I'm not really sure what's going on. Not that an OTA would work for me since I'm rooted, but I guess it's going to keep bugging me until I do something about it.
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So what was the update?
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Well, I let it update but of course it just booted into CWM instead of doing anything. I'm guessing I'd have to flash back to stock in order to apply any OTA. If someone tells me what to search for I can run logcat and see what it downloaded, but I didn't see anything obvious when I looked (and there's a lot of stuff in there).
I'm on froyo to and rooted but no clockwork mod recovery. I tried to check for an update and it said some kind of error i dont remember.
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Well, I let it update but of course it just booted into CWM instead of doing anything. I'm guessing I'd have to flash back to stock in order to apply any OTA. If someone tells me what to search for I can run logcat and see what it downloaded, but I didn't see anything obvious when I looked (and there's a lot of stuff in there).
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Check in the /cache directory for the zip file for tthe update. If you can, before you install it can you save a copy of the zip to a separate area on your sdcard and thn upload it to a file sharing site so others can download it? Once you install it, it gets deleted from the /cache directory but if you save it elsewhere those copies will be saved.
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Well, I let it update but of course it just booted into CWM instead of doing anything. I'm guessing I'd have to flash back to stock in order to apply any OTA. If someone tells me what to search for I can run logcat and see what it downloaded, but I didn't see anything obvious when I looked (and there's a lot of stuff in there).
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Yes, you need to be on stock recovery and your phone's system partition must be stock. LG stores some OTAs very differently than other vendors.
Do a backup of your phone first to preserve the OTA image. It might be in the cache but it might be elsewhere. If you wouldn't mind giving me a link to the system and cache images I can try to find the OTA and see what it is for.
I just got the 2.3.3 ota update about 2 weeks ago which i thought was real late also. I used to check for the update and i would always get an error too. i was rooted in stock froyo for tmobiles g2x (LG P999DW). I didnt have to re-root the phone and last night i just flashed clockworkmod recovery and flashed the 1.55ghz overclocking kernel on to the 2.3.3 that i got from the ota update.
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I just got the 2.3.3 ota update about 2 weeks ago which i thought was real late also. I used to check for the update and i would always get an error too. i was rooted in stock froyo for tmobiles g2x (LG P999DW). I didnt have to re-root the phone and last night i just flashed clockworkmod recovery and flashed the 1.55ghz overclocking kernel on to the 2.3.3 that i got from the ota update.
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Did you flash roms and then restore an old backup? That backup could have had the OTA on it and you did not notice it before. T-Mobile pulled the OTA months ago (was available less than two weeks). Doesn't seem likely it was pushed to you recently.
So I just picked up a skyrocket and I went to update OTA and it downloaded the update and when it went to restart to install the update the phone booted into clockwork. I wasnt able to find a thread for this specific device about it so I am asking here now. MOD if there is one please point me in the right direction. I did notice that there is no att bloatware on the device. Thanks.
Terminal editor, type su, press enter, see what happens.
Other clues: presence of Superuser app.
You have a custom recovery also which will need to be ODINed away.
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Yes, it does have superuser. As far as Terminal editor/ODINed i'll be honest I have no idea what you are talking about. First sammy device that I have had long enough to keep and want to keep. Use to HTC branded devices. But thank you I think it is rooted because of the superuser app.
Questions should be posted in Q&A. Moved.
Side note: I recommend you read a lot before you mess with it. Although this device seems to be very difficult to hardbrick misusing ODIN can lead to one.
Cheers
Go to market download root checker. Run it. If a super user prompt appears, that's a good sign.
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Go to market download root checker. Run it. If a super user prompt appears, that's a good sign.
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Yes it does, superuser prompt comes up. I really would just rather have this back to completly stock running 2.3.6 until the 4.0 update rolls out. Not sure which is better. Rooted or unrooted????? Also am not sure if it has ODIN....I tried to boot into recovery to run ODIN3 and upgrade to 4.0.4 but when trying to power on into bootloader it just vibrates and will not boot until I release the volume up rocker. Other than curiosity the phone works and performs flawlessly. With superuser being installed and after installing titanium I am sure it is rooted. Still not sure what ODIN is (like I said used to the HTC branded phones and never cared about root) Thanks for all the information. Also I am not sure if I will be able to update to 4.0 when the OTA update rolls out, im not concerned about it being rooted or not (have not found a reason to have rooted yet). Anyone know if it can be updated OTA even though it has root?
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Yes it does, superuser prompt comes up. I really would just rather have this back to completly stock running 2.3.6 until the 4.0 update rolls out. Not sure which is better. Rooted or unrooted????? Also am not sure if it has ODIN....I tried to boot into recovery to run ODIN3 and upgrade to 4.0.4 but when trying to power on into bootloader it just vibrates and will not boot until I release the volume up rocker. Other than curiosity the phone works and performs flawlessly. With superuser being installed and after installing titanium I am sure it is rooted. Still not sure what ODIN is (like I said used to the HTC branded phones and never cared about root) Thanks for all the information. Also I am not sure if I will be able to update to 4.0 when the OTA update rolls out, im not concerned about it being rooted or not (have not found a reason to have rooted yet). Anyone know if it can be updated OTA even though it has root?
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Ota will not work with cwm...you need the stock recovery to do an ota......rooted I don't believe matters
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StolenVW said:
Ota will not work with cwm...you need the stock recovery to do an ota......rooted I don't believe matters
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Can I download and install via sd card when the update is available. Only time I have used cwm is on my wifes old eris.
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Can I download and install via sd card when the update is available. Only time I have used cwm is on my wifes old eris.
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You need stock recovery. You need to read the stickies for a few days before you do anything.
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Or just keep your phone as is, and wait when ics officially drops, just wait a day and someone will have a flashable zip of it for cwm. Might as well learn the perks of being rooted now and learn your way around the phone
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Its all set now. Had to figure out the whole Odin thing. Ended up just redoing to software using my computer with a one click method. Can't remember who made it but it was from android central but mad by member on here. So thank you to that mamber Kenny something?? Any was have it flashed to 4.0.4 with no bugs. Everything works perfect and so far battery life is great. I must say that so far I am loving this phone. At first I wasn't sure about going away from my vivid but I can't find any reason to have any regrets. Thanks guys I appriciate your help and input.
can u put solved in ur title
The ICS OTA update keeps failing on my A2. I rooted it quite some time ago, and I don't really remember what method I used. As I recall, I initially used super one click, but it became un-rooted some months ago when they the OTA update was released that added emergency updates and a few other tweaks. I then used the first exploit available to root the phone.
I imagine that root access is the most likely culprit, so I did a factory reset; and put in blank microSD card just for good measure, but somehow, it was STILL rooted. I tried unrooting with super one click, and during the process it says
Shell rooted...false
su rooted...True
and continues to say that no matter how many times I try to unroot it. I seem to be stuck. The only other possibility is that it won't update because I'm visiting my wife's family in Canada; but it ALERTED me to the update, and it DOWNLOADS it just fine, so I would imagine that is should install it regardless. Someone help me out?
yes im a noob...please help me not to be
I tried updating and ended up haveing to wipe to the original 2.3.5 install...then update all the way back...unfortunently I think that will kill your root.....
I was having your issue now I am not and am on 4.5.1 but un-rooted till I can find a way to root it again...
hope that helps
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I tried updating and ended up haveing to wipe to the original 2.3.5 install...then update all the way back...unfortunently I think that will kill your root.....
I was having your issue now I am not and am on 4.5.1 but un-rooted till I can find a way to root it again...
hope that helps
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I was able to un-root it, from what I can tell. I found the exploit I used and there was an un-root option. Root check says it's lokced down, so does super one click, but it still won't update; so I suppose it's probably just more of AT&T's crap. I guess I'll know when I get back to the states next week; I'm just impatient.
Then again, I waited this long for the official OTA, fighting back the urge to just install the leak, so I guess I'm not TOO impatient.
I just want my freaking update!
Having root will not affect being able to OTA update.
What else have you done to your phone?
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Having root will not affect being able to OTA update.
What else have you done to your phone?
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Nothing. I've even un-rooted it. My next step is to try to locate a stock ROM and flashing instructions, roll it back and see if that helps. Can anyone point me in the direction for that.
Aaaaand now I've screwed myself up even further. Tried to flash back to 2.3.5 and it's failing at step 6/20. Guess I'll have to go dig up the 2.3.6 stock, which will put me all the way back at square 1.
Sounds like you are trying to use the unmodifed 2.3.5 FXZ. Read this. It has everything you will need to recover.
Good luck!
Yup. That was the problem with that step. I'm not sure WHAT was going on when I was on 2.3.6, but that thing did NOT want to take the update. Going down to 2.3.5, then OTA to 2.3.6 FINALLY allowed me to OTA to ICS. Thanks everyone!