Yes... Here's the status for that WU:

BETA_ MCM1_ 0000144_ 4956_ 3-- (Valid) Result.out = 1627372.000000

BETA_ MCM1_ 0000144_ 4956_ 2-- (Invalid) Result.out = 1627661.000000 <--- Mine

BETA_ MCM1_ 0000144_ 4956_ 0-- (Invalid) Result.out = 1627434.000000

BETA_ MCM1_ 0000144_ 4956_ 1-- (Valid) Result.out = 1627372.000000

Here's an interesting one: BETA_MCM1_0000144_4267

Suffix _0 restarted 2 times and gave Result.out = 1627470.000000
Suffix _1 restarted 2 times and gave Result.out = 1627033.000000
Suffix _2 restarted 0 times and gave Result.out = 1627011.000000
Suffix _3 restarted 2 times and gave Result.out = 1627263.000000
Suffix _4 is still out there.

Nothing consistent here then!

I have two Beta 7.27 WUs running on two PCs. Both have been running for over 22 hours and both have a 24 hour deadline. Last night and again at noon today the estimated completion times were easily possible. Now however it looks unlikely. Time left values do not seem to be going down as one would expect. I'll post when they finish.

Detail Below:
WCGDAWS 1.3.3.0
Device Project Name Name Status Sent LastUpdate Returned OSName CPU Model ElapsedTime
Thelonious BETA BETA_ MCM1_ 0000218_ 8668_ 3-- In Progress 12/11/2013 3:29:43 AM 12/11/2013 5:15:00 PM 12/12/2013 3:29:43 AM W7U XPS 8300
Jamal BETA BETA_ MCM1_ 0000218_ 9618_ 3-- In Progress 12/11/2013 3:35:18 AM 12/11/2013 5:15:00 PM 12/12/2013 3:35:18 AM XPPro Dimension 8400

BoincTasks 1.58
Application Name Status Rcvd Elapsed Time Time Left Prog % CPU % CK Point Deadline Memory Virtual
Thelonious 7.27 beta17 BETA_MCM1_0000218_8668_3 Running High P. 12/10/2013 8:29:50 PM 20:30:26 (18:10:59) 02:10:28 87.94 88.666 [3] 00:06:24 12/11/2013 8:29:43 PM 30.96 MB 90.21 MB
Jamal 7.27 beta17 BETA_MCM1_0000218_9618_3 Running High P. 12/10/2013 8:35:14 PM 20:56:32 (20:22:47) 05:13:47 51.64 97.315 [3] 00:03:10 12/11/2013 8:35:18 PM 43.38 MB 81.22 MB

The log of first to finish follows and the one still running shows 5:57:53 to go.
Result Log

Result Name: BETA_ MCM1_ 0000218_ 8668_ 3--
<core_client_version>7.2.33</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<stderr_txt>
Commandline = projects/www.worldcommunitygrid.org/wcgrid_beta17_7.27_windows_x86_64 -SettingsFile MCM1_0000218_8668.txt -DatabaseFile dataset-17_72_SDG_v1.txt
Settings File
DateOfDesign = 11/08/2013
Designer = PMCC_OCI
WorkOrderID = 0000218_8668
DatasetID = 17_72_SDG_v1
NumberOfGenesInStartingSignature = 20
NumberOfGenesInSignatureMin = 10
NumberOfGenesInSignatureMax = 20
GroupVectorValues = {A}{B}{C}{D}{E}{F}
ExplicitStartingGeneSignatures = A B D F
StartingGeneSignatureAlgorithm = randomFixedLengthSearch
SearchAlgorithmNumberToCreate = 1
SearchAlgorithmSequentialStartPosition = 5
RunPermutationAlgorithm = 1
PermutationGroups = A
PermutationGroupsForReplacement = G
PermutationAlgorithm = replaceFromRandomlyToRandomlyGreedy
PermutationsNumIterations = 67911
OptimizationAlgorithmFrequency = 0 0 1
FBeta = 1.5
SimAnnealIMax = 20000
SimAnnealAlpha = 0.9996
NReps = 10
TrainFrac = 0.7
NFolds = 10
VMethod = LOO
ModelType = SVM
FitnessFn = 0
MinFitness = 0.61
SvmArgs = "-v 0 -c 0.1 -t 1 -d 2 -r 0"
SvmLearnLimit = 500000
RSeed = 538668


[20:29:53] Initializing
wcg_learn_limit = 500000
[20:29:59] Running
[20:29:59] EvaluateFitnessOfStartingGeneSignatures 1
[20:30:00]: Computing pass 0
Commandline = projects/www.worldcommunitygrid.org/wcgrid_beta17_7.27_windows_x86_64 -SettingsFile MCM1_0000218_8668.txt -DatabaseFile dataset-17_72_SDG_v1.txt
[03:30:49] Initializing
wcg_learn_limit = 500000
[03:31:28] Running
[03:31:28] EvaluateFitnessOfStartingGeneSignatures 1
[03:31:29]: Computing pass 0
Commandline = projects/www.worldcommunitygrid.org/wcgrid_beta17_7.27_windows_x86_64 -SettingsFile MCM1_0000218_8668.txt -DatabaseFile dataset-17_72_SDG_v1.txt
[11:12:53] Initializing
wcg_learn_limit = 500000
[11:13:19] Running
[11:13:19] EvaluateFitnessOfStartingGeneSignatures 1
[11:13:20]: Computing pass 0
[20:45:56] Exiting PermutateGeneSignature
[20:45:56] Writing final output
[20:45:56] Closing Output Stream
[20:45:56] Cleaning up
Result.out = 222.000000
Run complete, CPU time: 74693.509894
20:45:56 (6760): called boinc_finish

</stderr_txt>
]]>

We were able to track down a bug in the restart code that seems to be causing the majority of the invalids. We are currently running that fix in our alpha environment and would expect it to enter beta as early as tomorrow.

Thanks,
armstrdj