[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] exodus454:
SOLVED!

See post #3

So.. I was playing around with building a kernel for my SGP 5.0 US. Everything was going ok and I built a few successful ones until I stupidly decided to play around with voodoo lagfix, which in hindsight was a terrible idea.

My player right now is floating between no download mode and being able to access CWM. I've tried flashing everything I can possibly find for it - recovery images, PIT files (with repartitioning), new ROMs, absolutely nothing will work. I've tried flashing files individually, on multiple computers, multiple USB ports, etc. Most of the time flashing something to it just puts it back in no download mode and I have to recover it with the unbrickable app (which usually takes half a dozen or so tries to bring it back).

/system, /data, /datadata, /cache and /emc will not mount or format. It almost seems like they're permastuck in EXT4 from when I attempted to flash a lagfix kernel on there. In ADB I can see the contents of what's on the player, but I can't format through the shell or remount in RW.

Here's my PIT file pulled from Heimdall -

Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download sucessful

Entry Count: 14
Unknown 1: 15718400
Unknown 2: 1
Unknown 3: 0
Unknown 4: 0
Unknown 5: 7703
Unknown 6: 237
Unknown 7: 62704
Unknown 8: 18

--- Entry #0 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 1
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 1
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: IBL+PBL
Filename: boot.bin

--- Entry #1 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 2
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 1
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: PIT
Filename: YPG70_8G-0304.pit

--- Entry #2 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 3
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 5
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: SBL
Filename: Sbl.bin

--- Entry #3 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 4
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 5
Unknown 2: 6226025
Unknown 3: 7143533
Partition Name: SBL2
Filename: Sbl.bin

--- Entry #4 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 5
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 20
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: PARAM
Filename: param.lfs

--- Entry #5 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 6
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 40
Unknown 2: 39021280
Unknown 3: 7143533
Partition Name: EFS
Filename: efs.rfs

--- Entry #6 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 7
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 30
Unknown 2: 36662408
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: KERNEL
Filename: zImage

--- Entry #7 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 8
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 30
Unknown 2: 6684793
Unknown 3: 3014771
Partition Name: RECOVERY
Filename: zImage

--- Entry #8 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 9
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 1160
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: FACTORYFS
Filename: factoryfs.rfs

--- Entry #9 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 10
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 536
Unknown 2: 6684780
Unknown 3: 115
Partition Name: DBDATAFS
Filename: dbdata.rfs

--- Entry #10 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 11
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 256
Unknown 2: 115
Unknown 3: 115
Partition Name: CACHE
Filename: cache.rfs

--- Entry #11 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 12
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 7696
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: DATAFS
Filename: datafs.rfs

--- Entry #12 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 13
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 256
Partition Block Count: 20516
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: USERFS
Filename: userfs_8G.rfs

--- Entry #13 ---
Unused: No
Partition Type: 2 (EXT4)
Partition Identifier: 0
Partition Flags: 1 (R)
Unknown 1: 0
Partition Block Size: 0
Partition Block Count: 0
Unknown 2: 0
Unknown 3: 0
Partition Name: GANG
Filename: inand_8G.bin

Ending session...

No matter WHAT I do, they all stay EXT4.

Going in through ADB shows /dev/block/mmcblk0p1-mmcblk0p11, but not the rest.

Here's the recovery.log too -

Starting recovery on Sat Jan 1 05:49:42 2005
framebuffer: fd 4 (480 x 800)
CWM-based Recovery v5.0.2.7
recovery filesystem table
=========================
0 /tmp ramdisk (null) (null)
1 /efs rfs /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 (null)
2 /system ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p13 (null)
3 /datadata ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p14 (null)
4 /cache ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (null)
5 /data ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p16 (null)
6 /emmc vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p17 (null)
7 /sdcard vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 (null)
8 /boot emmc /dev/block/mmcblk0p11 (null)
9 /recovery emmc /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 (null)

touch: /etc/mtab: No such file or directory
W:Unable to create /etc/fstab!
I:Processing arguments.
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
I:Checking arguments.
I:device_recovery_start()
Command: "/sbin/recovery"

ro.secure=0
ro.allow.mock.location=0
ro.debuggable=1
persist.service.adb.enable=1
ro.factorytest=0
ro.serialno=c0890810938bfbe
ro.bootmode=unknown
ro.baseband=unknown
ro.carrier=unknown
ro.bootloader=unknown
ro.hardware=smdkc110
ro.revision=0
init.svc.console=running
init.svc.recovery=running
init.svc.adbd=running
ro.build.product=herring
ro.product.device=herring
ro.radio.noril=yes
ro.bt.bdaddr_path=/efs/bluetooth/bt_addr
status.battery.state=Slow
status.battery.level=5
status.battery.level_raw=50
status.battery.level_scale=9
ro.telephony.call_ring.multiple=0
ro.nfc.port=I2C

I:Checking for extendedcommand...
I:Skipping execution of extendedcommand, file not found...
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
W:Can't unlink /cache/recovery/command
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
W:Can't unlink /cache/recovery/command

-- Installing: /sdcard/DD_01232012.zip
Finding update package...
I:Update location: /sdcard/DD_01232012.zip
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Entropy's Daily Driver
01/23/2012 Release
Flashing Kernel
Thank designgears of Cognition X2 for the CWM kernel flashing example for eMMC devicesscript result was [No more redbend_ua makes Entropy happy.]

No more redbend_ua makes Entropy happy.

Install from sdcard complete.
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
W:Can't unlink /cache/recovery/command

-- Wiping cache...
Formatting /cache...
Need size of filesystem
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
Cache wipe complete.
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
W:Can't unlink /cache/recovery/command
Checking MD5 sums...
boot.img: OK
cache.ext4.tar: OK
data.rfs.tar: OK
datadata.rfs.tar: OK
recovery.img: OK
system.rfs.tar: OK
.android_secure.vfat.tar: OK
Erasing boot before restore...
I:Formatting unknown device.
Restoring boot image...
couldn't find default
Found new backup image: /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2012-01-23.08.40.56//system.rfs.tar
Restoring system...
10+0 records in
10+0 records out
40960 bytes (40.0KB) copied, 0.000273 seconds, 143.1MB/s
Volume size(40960) is too small to format the volume to FAT32
Retry to format after enlarge the volume size to larger than reserved area(32) * sector size(4096)
create_pbr[456]: failed to calc_fat_sectors!

make_tables[743]: Cannot create PBR!

fat_format[964]: Failed to make table!

Fail to format
failure while running fat.format
E:format_volume: format_rfs_device failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p13
Error while formatting /system!
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 on /cache failed: No such file or directory
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 (No such file or directory)
W:Can't unlink /cache/recovery/command

I was wondering initially if the flash could be screwed up or locked, but through flashing different boot images I can change the recovery between CWM and stock recovery.

I'm really at a loss here, I've spent probably 20+ hours in the past two days trying to revive this thing and I'm out of ideas. I've gotten absolutely nowhere. Can anyone help please??

I'm pretty proficient with linux and have Virtualbox w/ Windows XP running on Debian.. I just really need a hand :confused: