mercury - Updated all systemd service to user only three Mercury modes: ARQ, broadcast and custom

overlay/etc/skel/.config/systemd/user/et-service-mercury-arq.service

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 # Author  : Gaston Gonzalez
 # Date    : 16 July 2026
+# Updated : 26 August 2026
 # Purpose : User systemd unit file for EmComm Tools that starts mercury
-#         : in a fast configuration.
+#         : in an ARQ configuration.
 #
 # Usage: 
-#  Check status       : systemctl --user status et-service-mercury-fast
+#  Check status       : systemctl --user status et-service-mercury-arq
-#  Start service      : systemctl --user start et-service-mercury-fast
+#  Start service      : systemctl --user start et-service-mercury-arq
-#  Stop service       : systemctl --user stop et-service-mercury-fast
+#  Stop service       : systemctl --user stop et-service-mercury-arq
 #  Reload this config : systemctl --user daemon-reload
 
 [Unit]
-Description=EmComm Tools mercury default service for fast performance
+Description=EmComm Tools Mercury HF service for ARQ mode
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-mercury fast
+ExecStart=/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-mercury arq
 Restart=no
 
 [Install]

overlay/etc/skel/.config/systemd/user/et-service-mercury-broadcast.service

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 # Author  : Gaston Gonzalez
 # Date    : 16 July 2026
-# Purpose : User systemd unit file for EmComm Tools that starts mercury
+# Updated : 26 August 2026
-#         : in a balanced configuration.
+# Purpose : User systemd unit file for EmComm Tools that starts Mercury
+#         : in a broadcast configuration.
 #
 # Usage: 
-#  Check status       : systemctl --user status et-service-mercury-balanced
+#  Check status       : systemctl --user status et-service-mercury-broadcast
-#  Start service      : systemctl --user start et-service-mercury-balanced
+#  Start service      : systemctl --user start et-service-mercury-broadcast
-#  Stop service       : systemctl --user stop et-service-mercury-balanced
+#  Stop service       : systemctl --user stop et-service-mercury-broadcast
 #  Reload this config : systemctl --user daemon-reload
 
 [Unit]
-Description=EmComm Tools mercury default service for balanced performance
+Description=EmComm Tools Mercury HF service for broadcast mode
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-mercury balanced
+ExecStart=/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-mercury broadcast
 Restart=no
 
 [Install]

overlay/etc/skel/.config/systemd/user/et-service-mercury-custom.service

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Author  : Gaston Gonzalez
 # Date    : 12 August 2026
+# Updated : 26 August 2026
 # Purpose : User systemd unit file for EmComm Tools that starts mercury
-#         : in a Winlink configuration.
+#         : in a custom, user-defined configuration.
 #
 # Usage: 
 #  Check status       : systemctl --user status et-service-mercury-winlink
@@ -10,10 +11,10 @@
 #  Reload this config : systemctl --user daemon-reload
 
 [Unit]
-Description=EmComm Tools mercury default service for winlink performance
+Description=EmComm Tools Mercury HF service in a custom mode
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-mercury winlink
+ExecStart=/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-mercury custom
 Restart=no
 
 [Install]

overlay/etc/skel/.config/systemd/user/et-service-mercury-reliability.service

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Author  : Gaston Gonzalez
-# Date    : 16 July 2026
-# Purpose : User systemd unit file for EmComm Tools that starts mercury
-#         : in a reliability configuration.
-#
-# Usage: 
-#  Check status       : systemctl --user status et-service-mercury-reliability
-#  Start service      : systemctl --user start et-service-mercury-reliability
-#  Stop service       : systemctl --user stop et-service-mercury-reliability
-#  Reload this config : systemctl --user daemon-reload
-
-[Unit]
-Description=EmComm Tools mercury default service for reliability performance
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart=/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-mercury reliability
-Restart=no
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target

overlay/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-kill-all

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Author   : Gaston Gonzalez
 # Date     : 12 November 2024
-# Updated  : 23 August 2026
+# Updated  : 26 August 2026
 # Purpose  : Stops all EmComm Tools soundcard-based services (i.e. modems)
 #            and radio applications to ensure a clean start for the next mode.
 
@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ stop_all_services() {
   pkill -9 modem73
 
   # Stop the Mercury HF modem
-  systemctl --user stop et-service-mercury-balanced
+  systemctl --user stop et-service-mercury-arq
-  systemctl --user stop et-service-mercury-reliability
+  systemctl --user stop et-service-mercury-broadcast
-  systemctl --user stop et-service-mercury-fast
+  systemctl --user stop et-service-mercury-custom
-  systemctl --user stop et-service-mercury-winlink
   pkill mercury
 
   # Stop VARA with a sledge hammer

overlay/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-mode

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Author   : Gaston Gonzalez
 # Date     : 6 November 2024
-# Updated  : 23 August 2026
+# Updated  : 26 August 2026
 # Purpose  : Configures the system for a specific mode of operation
 
 # Use a simple text file to save the state of the last mode selected
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ if [ $exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
     ;;
     ${MODE_ID_WINLINK_MERCURY}) 
       et-log "Using Mercury as the modem."
-      start_and_wait_for_service et-service-mercury-winlink
+      start_and_wait_for_service et-service-mercury-arq
       start_and_wait_for_service et-service-winlink-mercury
       min http://localhost:8080
     ;;

overlay/opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-reticulum

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Author  : Gaston Gonzalez
 # Date    : 12 May 2026
-# Updated : 21 July 2026
+# Updated : 26 August 2026
 # Purpose : Wrapper script for starting Reticulum with PnP support
 #
 # Preconditions:
@@ -111,12 +111,7 @@ if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
 
   HAS_MERCURY_CONFIG=`grep "Mercury HF" ~/.reticulum/config`
   if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
-    modem_options+=("mercury-reliability" "Max reliability (Slower Speed) [DATAC1]")
+    modem_options+=("mercury-broadcast" "Mercury Broadcast Mode")
-    # The modes below, DATAC17 and QAM16C2, are documented on the RETICULUM.md
-    # documenation on the mercury GitHub project, but are not yet supported in
-    # version 1.9.9. Disabling these options from the UI for now.
-    #modem_options+=("mercury-balanced" "Balanced (Reliability and Speed) [DATAC17]")
-    #modem_options+=("mercury-fast" "Fast (Low Reliability) [QAM16C2]")
   fi
 
   if [[ ${#modem_options[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
@@ -178,17 +173,9 @@ if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
         et-log "Starting modem73 in fastest mode"
         start_and_wait_for_service et-service-modem73-fastest
       ;;
-      mercury-reliability)
+      mercury-broadcast)
-        et-log "Starting mercury in reliability mode"
+        et-log "Starting mercury in broadcast mode"
-        start_and_wait_for_service et-service-mercury-reliability
+        start_and_wait_for_service et-service-mercury-broadcast
-      ;;
-      mercury-balanced)
-        et-log "Starting mercury in balanced mode"
-        start_and_wait_for_service et-service-mercury-balanced
-      ;;
-      mercury-fast)
-        et-log "Starting mercury in fast mode"
-        start_and_wait_for_service et-service-mercury-fast
       ;;
     esac
   fi