From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:39:29 +0100 (BST) Received: from ns2.nec.com.au ([147.76.180.2]:22725 "EHLO ns2.nec.com.au") by ftp.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S20040343AbWJBBj1 (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Oct 2006 02:39:27 +0100 Received: from smtp1.nec.com.au (unknown [172.31.8.18]) by ns2.nec.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id B979C3B6A7 for ; Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:39:16 +1000 (EST) Received: from [147.76.208.162] ([147.76.208.162]) by tns.neca.nec.com.au (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k921ipZl001952; Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:44:52 +1000 Message-ID: <45206D4C.1040005@nec.com.au> Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:37:16 +1000 From: Pak Woon User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (Windows/20050317) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andrew Sharp Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Subject: Re: Introduction and problems cloning repository References: <451C7CE7.8040909@nec.com.au> <20060929094944.GA10597@linux-mips.org> <20060929105241.423a1ade@ripper> In-Reply-To: <20060929105241.423a1ade@ripper> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 12760 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: pak.woon@nec.com.au Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips >>>First time poster to this mailing list so if I am not following the >>>correct protocol please let me know. >>> >>>Introduction. I am a firmware developer working for NEC Australia. >>>We are currently developing a MIPS SOC device made by Wintegra. >>> >>>I am trying to clone the linux-malta.git repository using the >>>command "git clone http://ftp.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git >>> >>>./linux-malta.git" but I receieve an "error: Can't lock ref". I have >>>to use http because I am sure port 9418 is blocked by the sysadmin >> >>An good old access permission problem on the web server but I won't >>have time to sort it out now. > > > I had this same problem. Turns out that for the http method of git, you > have to use the name 'www.linux-mips.org'. So it would be > > git clone http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/linux-malta.git linux-malta.git > > >> cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@git.linux-mips.org:/pub/scm/linux.git co >> -d linux-malta -P >> >>Where is one of linux-2.0, linux-2.2, linux-2.4, >>MaltaRef_2_4, MaltaRef_2_6 and master - if your firewall allows port >>2401 that is ... >> >>But why are you still using the linux-malta repository? Since ~ 5 >>months it is no longer being updated and has effectivly been replaced >>with linux.git repository. Of this repository there are also >>snapshots of all tagged versions available. > > > Good point. Probably because on http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/Getting_the_kernel it mentions MIPS technologies is maintaining "a stable and tested kernel with focus on hardware support for ... the Malta Eval board" and I thought it would be quicker to develop with. Are they no longer doing the maintainace? Regards, Pak