Except the problem seems to be the said storage device.
user224
If it is a hardware failure, I don't see why it should be an issue. I know re-installing Windows is something PC repair shops do often, and I don't see how that's different from any other OS.
fault or failure resulting from software
Unfortunately, that's quite broad. But it could also just apply for stuff like overclocking or firmware modifications. Or even simpler stuff. I could see someone having DVDs from multiple regions, changing drive region every time until they hit the 5 changes limit, and then trying to claim it for warranty (I've had some software on Windows do that automatically...).
Should I submit it with the Linux installation intact or replace it a fresh install of Windows
Or if there's private data, overwrite it with output of /dev/urandom or /dev/zero. blkdiscard might also be your friend since it's an SSD.
I am doubtful whether they have experience working on anything other than Windows
Probably they'll just test the rest with their own drive or re-install it.
Or maybe try to ask them how to prepare the device for the warranty claim.
Welp, turns out I am just an idiot. 1279 and below disabled IPv6, and thus the ::/0 route didn't get applied either, causing a leak. What's still odd is the lower download speed that doesn't happen in another client.
As for the upload, it probably gets a better route through the VPS, giving me a faster speed, and giving me some confusion.
So my first idea with IPv6 was close, but on the other side of the connection.
Anyway, your reply helped me find this issue, as my outtake was to try fully disabling IPv6 (not the first time I tried such "solution").
#include <stdio.h>
int main(){
step1: /*Step 1*/ printf("Be attractive\n");
/*Step 2*/ printf("Don't be unattractive\n");
/*Step 3*/ goto step1;
}
Task succeeded failury
Huh? I was just randomly searching for something like this yesterday.
But then you know for sure that it's a joke (j) or sarcasm (s).
Too expensive to potentially get badly dirty.
I mean, I am lazy, but 50 meters per hour... /j
But why add unnecessary complexity?
Like analog clocks are fine, they show time progress in a way digital don't.
But why read it in that more convoluted way? Like, I can tell you that you have 10100~bin~ seconds to answer some question, and you can tell that's 20 seconds, but why the fuck do it that way. The only time it's "five minutes till quarter to four in the afternoon" rather than 15:40 is when writing an assay, perhaps.


Well, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code#Computer_DVD_drives
Basically same as regions on standalone DVD players. Just a scummy thing to only allow you to play DVDs from your own region, perhaps so that you wouldn't buy them from cheaper countries, or buy them earlier than you're supposed to in your country.
If everything works correctly, then say you buy DVDs from UK, but something new just released in US, but haven't even played in cinemas in UK yet. So you buy it from US... and it shouldn't work.
VLC doesn't care about this, but still, the drive firmware might.
BluRays also have regions
By the fucking way, BluRays have some DRM with revocable keys
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Blu-ray#Revoked_Host_key/certificate
So when do you truly own something? When you pirate it. No regions, no DRM, 4k on any device powerful enough.