Because the rsync access method is DEPRECATED and will be REMOVED in the
future, I try the http pull method:

ab:/tmp$ cg-clone
http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git
defaulting to local storage area
15:57:06
URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git/refs/heads/master
[41/41] -> "refs/heads/.origin-pulling" [1]
Getting pack list
Getting index for pack e3117bbaf6a59cb53c3f6f0d9b17b9433f0e4135
Getting index for pack c60dc6f7486e34043bd6861d6b2c0d21756dde76
Getting index for pack 011d837bd60b7e2544fa0f095ae4ca0d61c3c1ea
error: Couldn't get 0572e3da3ff5c3744b2f606ecf296d5f89a4bbdf: not
separate or in any pack
error: Tried
http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git/objects/05/72e3da3ff5c3744b2f606ecf296d5f89a4bbdf
Cannot obtain needed object 0572e3da3ff5c3744b2f606ecf296d5f89a4bbdf
while processing commit 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000.
cg-pull: objects pull failed
cg-clone: pull failed
ab:/tmp$