Ok so I figured its been a while since I last checked on the all allusive gingerbread 2.3.6....you all can check the downloadable Samsung kies for the latest version and if its different than the last one you loaded, remove the old one and install the new kies version. I did have an issue with my infuse being not registered again so I re-registered on the Samsung website and waited a couple of days. long story short, today my phone was again recognized by kies and the prompt for software upgrade was available. downloaded it and all is well. no glitches.