Problem while initializing the repo

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While initializing the repo to download Android Source Code using the following command -

repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git

I'm getting the following error -

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/pritamn/bin/repo", line 603, in <module>
main(sys.argv[1:])
File "/home/pritamn/bin/repo", line 570, in main
_Init(args)
File "/home/pritamn/bin/repo", line 184, in _Init
_CheckGitVersion()
File "/home/pritamn/bin/repo", line 213, in _CheckGitVersion
proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 672, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1201, in _execute_child
raise child_exception

Can anybody please help me in pin-pointing the exact cause of this error?

Riccardo Galli · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-05 12:05:52Z

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You must have git installed for that command to work

answered May 5, 2011 at 12:05

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ralphtheninja · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-05 12:07:59Z

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Do you have git installed? Make sure it's installed by typing "git" on the command line.

answered May 5, 2011 at 12:07

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Wrangler Over a year ago

Thanks for the reminder guys.But,even after installing git I get the following - Getting repo ... from git://android.git.kernel.org/tools/repo.git android.git.kernel.org[0: 149.20.4.77]: errno=Connection timed out android.git.kernel.org[0: 149.20.20.141]: errno=Connection timed out android.git.kernel.org[0: 199.6.1.176]: errno=Connection timed out android.git.kernel.org[0: 130.239.17.12]: errno=Connection timed out fatal: unable to connect a socket (Connection timed out) Does it indicate a problem with my network connection or the git server?

Jacob Ewald · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-18 15:16:10Z

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Running on Win7 64bit I had to add "C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin" to my PATH in order for this to work.

answered Jul 18, 2011 at 15:16

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Tyler · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-07 20:47:33Z

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I had this happen to me, you need to apt-get remove git-core and re-install it using apt-get install git-core.

answered Oct 7, 2011 at 20:47

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