SSL + mod_dav + Git

Hi guys, I've been up all night on this one and after exhaustive Googling and checking the sleepy #git, decided to check with the mailing list! Here's the current problem:

Git is working perfectly over SSH. The server is Ubuntu, and doing cadaver https://serveraddress/.git successfully authenticates using the passwd file I provided to Apache. Basically I've done everything from Rutger's guide (http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/v1.4.4.4/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt) except for the ~/.netrc stuff.

However, once authenticated to the .git folder (cadaver through https), basic commands give strange errors or 404s. Ls throws "Listing collection `/.git/': failed: Could not read status line: Secure connection truncated" and cd /to/some/legitimate/directory throws "Could not access /.git/dir/ (not WebDAV-enabled?): 404 Not Found." Oddly tab-completion for cd suggests the contents of the directory (although I'm cadaver-ing from localhost). Same results remotely in a browser: authenticates successfully and gives 404s.

Trying git clone https://server/.git throws:

"warning: remote HEAD refers to nonexistent ref, unable to checkout"

...despite the working certificate and authorization. Any ideas? Thanks infinity and one to anybody with attention for this!

Chris

Note: Apache owns all the files here so I really hope it's not a
permissions thing.

------------------ Git version info -------------------- server> git version 1.5.4.3 remote-laptop> git version 1.5.6.4 ------------------------------------------------------------