What has happened to Metasploit???

Since the last upgrade to metasploit 3.7.1 from the backtrack repos, metasploit has not worked.
I have tried to re-install, remove then re-install various versions 3.6.0 etc etc from the repos, all to no avail.
I have tried to build it from the full metasploit installation from their website and the package does not complete the install - complaining about, postgresql password being wrong even tho the previous install was removed and the services/processes killed.

Also the package download from the repo is very very slow and it times out frequently, (I have a good internet connection and other packages download quickly).

Please could someone shed some light on this problem.

This is from the installer


Selecting previously deselected package framework3.
(Reading database ... 244699 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking framework3 (from .../framework3_3.7.1-bt0_i386.deb) ...
/opt/framework3/postgresql/scripts/ctl.sh : postgresql not running
Setting up framework3 (3.7.1-bt0) ...
There has been an error.
Error running su postgres -c '"/opt/framework3/postgresql/bin/pg_ctl" stop' : pg_ctl.bin: PID file "/opt/framework3/postgresql/data/postmaster.pid" does not exist
Is server running?
cp: cannot create directory `/opt/framework3/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/': No such file or directory
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
Successfully installed mysql-2.8.1
1 gem installed
Installing ri documentation for mysql-2.8.1...
Installing RDoc documentation for mysql-2.8.1...
cp: cannot create directory `/opt/framework3/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/': No such file or directory

This is the output from my 64 bit gnome install from my MAC VMWare

Setting up framework3 (3.7.1-bt0) ...
There has been an error.
Error running su postgres -c '"/opt/framework3/postgresql/bin/psql" -c "ALTER USER postgres PASSWORD '\''0faa7c22'\''" ' : psql.bin: FATAL: the database system is shutting down
cp: cannot create directory `/opt/framework3/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/': No such file or directory
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
Successfully installed mysql-2.8.1
1 gem installed
Installing ri documentation for mysql-2.8.1...
Installing RDoc documentation for mysql-2.8.1...
cp: cannot create directory `/opt/framework3/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/': No such file or directory

Can someone in the know shed some light on this please?

Same thing happened to me with 32 bit kde. Framework 3 is gone after trying to update from the repo (no msfconsole, etc existing anywhere). Uninstalled and tried again to no avail. Prior versions didn't work for me either. I got the same errors you showed during upgrade attempt.

Seriously frustrating since I had just gotten everything working with metasploit and fasttrack.

I have the same problem after apt-get update/upgrade everything stop working ... :/ i think is a problem at repositories ...

Same exact issaue here for Backtrack 5 KDE 32bit, hoping for an updated framework3 package

We are aware of the issue and are working to get it fixed. In the mean time please be patient.
Once it is fixed you will know.
See also the bug tracker.
Redmine

same problem...news?

Also with framework3_3.7.1-bt3_i386.deb package same problem :-(

has this been resolved? i also just installed BT5 32 bit kde and i can seem to find metasploit