Samsung Galaxy SII (ATT) upgrade to ICS
I switched over from Sprint to ATT today and decided to pick up the same GSII since it was free from ATT. I was disappointed that the phone was still carrying 2.3.6 and wanted to upgrade to ICS.
A quick Google search said the update had been released in late June but had to be installed through Kiev. After some slight driver issues, the phone was able to connect.
However, it gives me a message stating that my firmware cannot be upgraded using Kiev. It lists my firmware version as PDA:KK6 / PHONE:KK6 / CSC:KK6 (ATT)
I found this error on many forums but none offered a real solution besides using ODIN. (What's that?)
Thanks very much in advance.
Posted Oct 11, 2012, 2:58 AM UTC
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Did you get the Galaxy S II, or the Galaxy S II Skyrocket?
Better question: Behind the battery, does it say SGH-i777 or SGH-i727?
i777. I actually now did something worse...
I followed the advice on the XDA forums and installed Siyah using Odin. My phone refuses to load past the Siyah screen during bootup. Now I'm at a loss. I can only bring up download mode, as far as I know.
UPDATE: I actually flashed it with a factory ROM I found online and now I'm back to square one, which is good. I don't think flashing custom ROMs is for me.
Return it to at&t, this phone won't be supported for very long. Instead, get a shiny new phone, sell it on craigslist and buy a nexus, keep the extra cash.