EGIT does not add origin github remote

Question

Why if I create a local repository, then create a github repository and then add that as remote, I commit to local and then I push to remote, but I have no ability to pull from remote to local?

If I add remote using git bash all is well remote is properly configured and I can pull, and push and fetch to upstream but if I do it thru the EGIT wizard it never works for local repositories that get pushed and then get fetched and merged... Any clues?

Here is the log post:

eclipse.buildId=I20110613-1736 java.version=1.6.0_26 java.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc. BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, Framework arguments: -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product Command-line arguments: -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86 -product org.eclipse.epp.package.java.product

Error Tue Sep 20 10:40:05 BST 2011 The current branch is not configured for pull

org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.InvalidConfigurationException: No value for key branch.master.merge found in configuration at org.eclipse.jgit.api.PullCommand.call(PullCommand.java:189) at org.eclipse.egit.core.op.PullOperation$1.run(PullOperation.java:82) at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:2344) at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:2326) at org.eclipse.egit.core.op.PullOperation.execute(PullOperation.java:104) at org.eclipse.egit.ui.internal.pull.PullOperationUI.execute(PullOperationUI.java:115) at org.eclipse.egit.ui.internal.pull.PullOperationUI$1.run(PullOperationUI.java:90) at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:54)

Answer 1

simply add

    [branch "master"]
        remote = origin
        merge = refs/heads/master

into .git/config to pull from origin/master into master

Answer 2

You can do this in the "Git Repositories" tab.

Window > Show view > Other... > Git > Git Repositories

Expend your project's repository > Right click on "Remotes" > Create Remote...