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Thread: Are there any tricks to grabbing Beta Testing Work Units? |
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halldor.usa
Advanced Cruncher USA Joined: Nov 24, 2006 Post Count: 115 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Thanks for the replies.
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Glen David Short
Senior Cruncher Joined: Nov 6, 2008 Post Count: 192 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I am thinking out loud here, after looking at the WCG system reqs. Wouldnt different Beta WUs be sent to a Windows machine, a Linux machine, a Mac, and an Android device? Perhaps they even test them on different versions of these systems, and different CPUs? A trick that might work... if you have have multiple machines laying around. Running different platforms, CPUs and system versions might increase your chances of picking up Beta WUs.
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uplinger
Former World Community Grid Tech Joined: May 23, 2005 Post Count: 3952 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Glen,
Your thought is interesting, however with the random sampling of our members, we get a pretty good cross section of devices and operating systems. Sometimes, on beta we run for a specific OS, but this was for all available. Thanks, -Uplinger |
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halldor.usa
Advanced Cruncher USA Joined: Nov 24, 2006 Post Count: 115 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Currently, I am running a 6-thread Windows computer, and 3 Linux computers with a total of 44 threads. The Windows computer has a newer and faster processor, so the turnover is pretty fast.
I have noticed that usually work units from different projects appear at different times, even if all the device profiles a pulling from the same projects. In other words, I may get more ARP one day on the Windows computer, or more FAH2 work units one day on the Linux computers. But that may be as much a function of the timing of the work requests, as it is of the OS involved. And I haven't been lucky enough to pull a Beta Testing wu on either platform in some time. It's not a big deal, maybe next round... |
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Miklos. M
Cruncher USA Joined: Jun 28, 2020 Post Count: 18 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I am a newbie, since June 28, 2020. Looking forward to receiving more work and maybe even a Beta.
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retsof
Former Community Advisor USA Joined: Jul 31, 2005 Post Count: 6824 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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And I haven't been lucky enough to pull a Beta Testing wu on either platform in some time. It's not a big deal, maybe next round... Don't totally fill up the queue or you will get nothing. Use the Settings / Device Manager / Device Profile to give a specific number for each project you are running. Definitely put enough in there so you can last for a day or two in case there are problems. We just got some MCM betas, and I got one for each thread I am running.
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