origin is your local git repository's name for the AOSP remote repository. Try the repo init again, but this time using -b android-4.2.1_r1, without the origin/.
Also, this question might be better directed at the android-platform list. On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Dritan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to download the source for Android 4.2.1 using repo. I did a > listing of all available branches: > .... > origin/android-4.1.1_r4 > origin/android-4.1.1_r5 > origin/android-4.1.1_r6 > origin/android-4.1.1_r6.1 > origin/android-4.1.2_r1 > origin/android-4.2.1_r1 > origin/android-4.2_r1 > origin/android-cts-2.2_r8 > origin/android-cts-2.3_r10 > origin/android-cts-2.3_r11 > origin/android-cts-2.3_r12 > .... > > as you can see there is a branch " *origin/android-4.2.1_r1* " which is > what I'm interested in. > > So then I go about to download this branch but all I get is *"error: > revision origin/android-4.2.1_r1 in manifests not found"* > > *dritan-xl:android_src dritan$ repo init -u > https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b > origin/android-4.2.1_r1* > remote: Counting objects: 493, done > remote: Finding sources: 100% (70/70) > remote: Getting sizes: 100% (16/16) > remote: Total 70 (delta 28), reused 70 (delta 28) > Unpacking objects: 100% (70/70), done. > From https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest > * [new branch] android-4.1.1_r6.1 -> origin/android-4.1.1_r6.1 > * [new branch] android-4.2.1_r1 -> origin/android-4.2.1_r1 > * [new branch] android-4.2_r1 -> origin/android-4.2_r1 > * [new branch] jb-mr1-dev -> origin/jb-mr1-dev > f46b8df..aefb147 master -> origin/master > 87ea759..43545df master-dalvik -> origin/master-dalvik > * [new branch] tools_r21 -> origin/tools_r21 > 5a09f80..fbb30a8 tradefed -> origin/tradefed > * [new tag] android-4.1.1_r6.1 -> android-4.1.1_r6.1 > * [new tag] android-4.2.1_r1 -> android-4.2.1_r1 > * [new tag] android-4.2_r1 -> android-4.2_r1 > * [new tag] android-4.2_r1_ -> android-4.2_r1_ > error: revision origin/android-4.2.1_r1 in manifests not found > *dritan-xl:android_src dritan$ repo init -u > https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b > origin/android-4.2.1_r1* > error: revision origin/android-4.2.1_r1 in manifests not found > > I don't think I'm doing anything wrong on my end, does anyone have a fix? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en

