A powerhouse of a gaming PC ;-)
Keep it going full steam.
Short version: American companies add wax to American chocolate.
Maybe try Endeavour? I haven't used Cachy, but I've heard it's a little more unstable. And I know I've gotten Endeavour to work.
Here's a list of what I've got actively installed now, in case it helps:
SP4 - Endeavour, SP6 - Ubuntu vanilla, Mint Cinnamon
I don't have access to a 5, otherwise I'd play around and try to help.
That's... odd. I wonder if it's a Garuda thing.
I've now installed four different flavors of Linux on a variety of Surface devices. Haven't had that happen to me, but I also didn't try Garuda.
Sorry to hear about that.
Look at how many Americans would voluntarily die themselves just to prevent "unworthy" people from getting free health care.
These people exist.
You add the new kernel's repository to your repo list. During updates, Pacman will pull what it needs from the various repos.
That's the short-short version. Possibly not technically accurate, but that's basically what it does.
After I ran the setup commands, edited the config file, then ran the command to install + update, it updated without me having to manually select any files.
Oof. Painful to hear your 5 is being so clunky. Hopefully Endeavour helps!