From 237f575611010bd53bcf264e4a9db3abdde2b30d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: thetechprepper <info@thetechprepper.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:24:34 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] modem73 - Removed settings file before each run to prevent
 inconsistent or incorrect configuration for ETC

---
 overlay/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-modem73 | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/overlay/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-modem73 b/overlay/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-modem73
index a807094..bb32d1c 100755
--- a/overlay/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-modem73
+++ b/overlay/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-modem73
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # Author  : Gaston Gonzalez
-# Date    : 28 June 2026
+# Date    : 30 June 2026
 # Purpose : Wrapper script for starting modem73 with PnP support
 #
 # Preconditions:
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Postconditions:
 # 1. modem73 started with sane defaults
 
-MODEM73_CONF_FILE=${ET_HOME}/conf/template.d/modem73/settings.default
+MODEM73_CONF_FILE="${HOME}/.config/modem73/settings"
 
 usage() {
   echo "usage: $(basename $0) <command> <type>"
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ start() {
 
 update_config () {
 
+    # The modem73 configuration file causes issues when using it in combination with
+    # command line arguments during manual runs. It is best to remove it before each
+    # run and drive the modem using only command line arguments.
+    if [[ -e "${MODEM73_CONF_FILE}" ]]; then
+      et-log "Removing previous configuration file: ${MODEM73_CONF_FILE}"
+      rm -v ${MODEM73_CONF_FILE}
+    fi
+
     et-log "Attempting to start modem73 in mode: '${MODE}'"
 
     [ -z "$ET_USER_CONFIG" ] && ET_USER_CONFIG="${HOME}/.config/emcomm-tools/user.json"