unable to get repo of gingerbread

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.repo init -u git://gitorious.org/rowboat/manifest.git -m 
TI-Android-GingerBread-2.3-DevKit-1.0.xml
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What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
i use to get repo initialized in my directory and when i do 
#repo sync i should get repo of gingerbread..

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
my pc has ubuntu 10.10

Please provide any additional information below.
iam getting following error when i run the command...

root@vta018:/opt/GINGERBREAD/WORKING_DIRECTORY# repo init -u 
git://gitorious.org/rowboat/manifest.git -m 
TI-Android-GingerBread-2.3-DevKit-1.0.xml
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/.repo/repo/main.py", line 238, in <module>
    _Main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/opt/.repo/repo/main.py", line 220, in _Main
    repo._Run(argv)
  File "/opt/.repo/repo/main.py", line 125, in _Run
    cmd.Execute(copts, cargs)
  File "/opt/.repo/repo/subcmds/init.py", line 237, in Execute
    self._SyncManifest(opt)
  File "/opt/.repo/repo/subcmds/init.py", line 120, in _SyncManifest
    m.PreSync()
  File "/opt/.repo/repo/project.py", line 1895, in PreSync
    cb = self.CurrentBranch
  File "/opt/.repo/repo/project.py", line 536, in CurrentBranch
    b = self.work_git.GetHead()
  File "/opt/.repo/repo/project.py", line 1665, in GetHead
    fd = open(path, 'rb')
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/opt/.repo/manifests/.git/HEAD'

Original issue reported on code.google.com by vardhanr...@gmail.com on 1 Jun 2011 at 11:06

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root@tedubuntu-desktop:/media/20gb/android/system/device/htc/inc# repo init -u 
git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b gingerbread
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/media/20gb/android/system/.repo/repo/main.py", line 238, in <module>
    _Main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/media/20gb/android/system/.repo/repo/main.py", line 220, in _Main
    repo._Run(argv)
  File "/media/20gb/android/system/.repo/repo/main.py", line 125, in _Run
    cmd.Execute(copts, cargs)
  File "/media/20gb/android/system/.repo/repo/subcmds/init.py", line 259, in Execute
    self._SyncManifest(opt)
  File "/media/20gb/android/system/.repo/repo/subcmds/init.py", line 152, in _SyncManifest
    m.Sync_LocalHalf(syncbuf)
  File "/media/20gb/android/system/.repo/repo/project.py", line 957, in Sync_LocalHalf
    head = self.work_git.GetHead()
  File "/media/20gb/android/system/.repo/repo/project.py", line 1674, in GetHead
    fd = open(path, 'rb')
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 
'/media/20gb/android/system/.repo/manifests/.git/HEAD'

I also have the same problem

Original comment by Ted.Mo...@gmail.com on 16 Jul 2011 at 5:17

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Same problem: repo init -u git://gitorious.org/rowboat/manifest.git -m 
rowboat-gingerbread.xml

Any resolution?

Original comment by gsingh.n...@gmail.com on 31 Aug 2011 at 6:06

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modify the command to:repo init -u git://87.238.52.168/rowboat/manifest.git -m 
rowboat-gingerbread.xml
have a try

Original comment by andykit...@gmail.com on 25 Nov 2011 at 9:55