simple step to update your galaxy mini to gingerbread 2.3.6

DO IT  AT YOUR OWN RISK

1) first download Odin download it from here
2) Download the firmware from HERE extract it
3) Download OPS file which is TASS_v1.ops which you can find easily from 4shared.com
4) Open ODIN
5) Load the OPS file that you have just downloaded by clicking OPS on Odin and select TASS_v1.0.ops
6) Click ONE PACKAGE button and load the extracted .tar file

 7) Make sure that your phone is 70% charged, Turn your phone off
8) Enter downloading mode by pressing VOL DOWN + MIDDLE BUTTON + POWER BUTTON
9) Connect the USB cable
10) Click Start and wait till the PASS text appear with blue background. (this is about 5mins or so)

 

11) Do a factory reset by turning again the phone off and entering recovery menu by pressing 

MIDDLE BUTTON + POWER BUTTON. (NOTE: touch screen isn't available here, use vol down to move down and ok button to select) 

Select "wipe data/factory reset", and choose yes when asked.

wipe data/factory is nessary