Android X86 Downloading source error-fatal: Couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/android-x86-4.4-r1

Arun Mudaliar (Team Lead - Perception system)

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Apr 17, 2015, 12:23:21 AM4/17/15

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Hi,

I am trying to download android-x86-4.4-r1 but getting following error

my repo init:

repo init -u http://git.android-x86.org/manifest -b android-x86-4.4-r1

Error:

From /home/ubuntu/Android/kitkatr1/.repo/projects/hardware/liblights.git/clone.bundle
* [new branch]      kitkat-x86 -> x86/kitkat-x86
* [new branch]      jb-x86     -> x86/jb-x86
* [new branch]      ics-x86    -> x86/ics-x86
* [new branch]      froyo-x86 -> x86/froyo-x86
* [new tag]         android-x86-2.2-r2 -> android-x86-2.2-r2
fatal: Couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/android-x86-4.4-r1
Unexpected end of command stream
fatal: Couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/android-x86-4.4-r1
Unexpected end of command stream
fatal: Couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/android-x86-4.4-r1
Unexpected end of command stream
error: Cannot fetch platform/hardware/liblights

Thanks & Regards
Arun Mudaliar

Err16Apr2015.txt

Arun Mudaliar (Team Lead - Perception system)

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Apr 18, 2015, 7:27:02 AM4/18/15

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Hello everyone,

can any one guide for the mail below ?

Antony Stone

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Apr 18, 2015, 9:15:41 AM4/18/15

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On Saturday 18 April 2015 at 13:27:02 (EU time), Arun Mudaliar (Team Lead -

Perception system) wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> can any one guide for the mail below ?

Can you reproduce the error?

It doesn't happen for me:

$ repo init -u http://git.android-x86.org/manifest -b android-x86-4.4-r1
Get https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo/clone.bundle
Get http://git.android-x86.org/manifest
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time
Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 591k 100 591k 0 0 183k 0 0:00:03 0:00:03 --:--:-- 183k
Receiving objects: 100% (3208/3208), 590.61 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (1294/1294), done.
From /home/antony/4.4-r1/.repo/manifests.git/clone.bundle
* [new branch] lollipop-x86 -> origin/lollipop-x86
* [new branch] kitkat-x86 -> origin/kitkat-x86
* [new branch] jb-x86 -> origin/jb-x86
* [new branch] ics-x86 -> origin/ics-x86
* [new branch] honeycomb-x86 -> origin/honeycomb-x86
* [new branch] gingerbread-x86 -> origin/gingerbread-x86
* [new branch] froyo-x86 -> origin/froyo-x86
* [new branch] eclair-x86 -> origin/eclair-x86
* [new branch] donut-x86 -> origin/donut-x86
* [new branch] android-x86-v0.9 -> origin/android-x86-v0.9
* [new branch] android-x86-4.4-r2 -> origin/android-x86-4.4-r2
* [new branch] android-x86-4.4-r1 -> origin/android-x86-4.4-r1
* [new branch] android-x86-2.2-r2 -> origin/android-x86-2.2-r2
* [new branch] android-x86-2.2 -> origin/android-x86-2.2
* [new branch] android-x86-1.6 -> origin/android-x86-1.6

> On Friday, April 17, 2015 at 9:53:21 AM UTC+5:30, Arun Mudaliar (Team Lead
> - Perception system) wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to download android-x86-4.4-r1 but getting following error
> >

> > *my repo init:*

> > repo init -u http://git.android-x86.org/manifest -b android-x86-4.4-r1
> >

> > *Error:*
> > From
> > /home/ubuntu/Android/kitkatr1/.repo/projects/hardware/liblights.git/clone
> > .bundle

> >
> > * [new branch] kitkat-x86 -> x86/kitkat-x86
> > * [new branch] jb-x86 -> x86/jb-x86
> > * [new branch] ics-x86 -> x86/ics-x86
> > * [new branch] froyo-x86 -> x86/froyo-x86
> > * [new tag] android-x86-2.2-r2 -> android-x86-2.2-r2
> >
> > fatal: Couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/android-x86-4.4-r1
> > Unexpected end of command stream
> > fatal: Couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/android-x86-4.4-r1
> > Unexpected end of command stream
> > fatal: Couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/android-x86-4.4-r1
> > Unexpected end of command stream
> > error: Cannot fetch platform/hardware/liblights

Regards,

Antony.

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Andrey Ivanov

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Apr 18, 2015, 12:18:52 PM4/18/15

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I also have this error , anyone know how to fix the error when downloading

Arun Mudaliar (Team Lead - Perception system)

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Apr 20, 2015, 2:26:52 AM4/20/15

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Hi tried it again same error occurs after few minutes of download so i switched to below version

Android 4.4.4 Rc1
http://www.android-x86.org/releases/releasenote-4-4-rc1

This was successfully downloaded, but now getting error in building, kindly find attached log.