diff --git a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
index 50189bf07d53..fe5c099b8fc8 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ cs89x0.txt
 	- the Crystal LAN (CS8900/20-based) Ethernet ISA adapter driver
 cxacru.txt
 	- Conexant AccessRunner USB ADSL Modem
+cxacru-cf.py
+	- Conexant AccessRunner USB ADSL Modem configuration file parser
 de4x5.txt
 	- the Digital EtherWORKS DE4?? and DE5?? PCI Ethernet driver
 decnet.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/cxacru-cf.py b/Documentation/networking/cxacru-cf.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b41d298398c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/cxacru-cf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright 2009 Simon Arlott
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+# this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
+# Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#
+# Usage: cxacru-cf.py < cxacru-cf.bin
+# Output: values string suitable for the sysfs adsl_config attribute
+#
+# Warning: cxacru-cf.bin with MD5 hash cdbac2689969d5ed5d4850f117702110
+# contains mis-aligned values which will stop the modem from being able
+# to make a connection. If the first and last two bytes are removed then
+# the values become valid, but the modulation will be forced to ANSI
+# T1.413 only which may not be appropriate.
+#
+# The original binary format is a packed list of le32 values.
+
+import sys
+import struct
+
+i = 0
+while True:
+	buf = sys.stdin.read(4)
+
+	if len(buf) == 0:
+		break
+	elif len(buf) != 4:
+		sys.stdout.write("\n")
+		sys.stderr.write("Error: read {0} not 4 bytes\n".format(len(buf)))
+		sys.exit(1)
+
+	if i > 0:
+		sys.stdout.write(" ")
+	sys.stdout.write("{0:x}={1}".format(i, struct.unpack("<I", buf)[0]))
+	i += 1
+
+sys.stdout.write("\n")
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/cxacru.txt b/Documentation/networking/cxacru.txt
index f4fbf4cd592c..2cce04457b4d 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/cxacru.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/cxacru.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ While it is capable of managing/maintaining the ADSL connection without the
 module loaded, the device will sometimes stop responding after unloading the
 driver and it is necessary to unplug/remove power to the device to fix this.
 
+Note: support for cxacru-cf.bin has been removed. It was not loaded correctly
+so it had no effect on the device configuration. Fixing it could have stopped
+existing devices working when an invalid configuration is supplied.
+
+There is a script cxacru-cf.py to convert an existing file to the sysfs form.
+
 Detected devices will appear as ATM devices named "cxacru". In /sys/class/atm/
 these are directories named cxacruN where N is the device number. A symlink
 named device points to the USB interface device's directory which contains
diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c b/drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c
index c2163d0826e3..2490c81138ce 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c
@@ -978,11 +978,9 @@ static int cxacru_fw(struct usb_device *usb_dev, enum cxacru_fw_request fw,
 
 static void cxacru_upload_firmware(struct cxacru_data *instance,
 				   const struct firmware *fw,
-				   const struct firmware *bp,
-				   const struct firmware *cf)
+				   const struct firmware *bp)
 {
 	int ret;
-	int off;
 	struct usbatm_data *usbatm = instance->usbatm;
 	struct usb_device *usb_dev = usbatm->usb_dev;
 	__le16 signature[] = { usb_dev->descriptor.idVendor,
@@ -1066,24 +1064,6 @@ static void cxacru_upload_firmware(struct cxacru_data *instance,
 		usb_err(usbatm, "modem failed to initialize: %d\n", ret);
 		return;
 	}
-
-	/* Load config data (le32), doing one packet at a time */
-	if (cf)
-		for (off = 0; off < cf->size / 4; ) {
-			__le32 buf[CMD_PACKET_SIZE / 4 - 1];
-			int i, len = min_t(int, cf->size / 4 - off, CMD_PACKET_SIZE / 4 / 2 - 1);
-			buf[0] = cpu_to_le32(len);
-			for (i = 0; i < len; i++, off++) {
-				buf[i * 2 + 1] = cpu_to_le32(off);
-				memcpy(buf + i * 2 + 2, cf->data + off * 4, 4);
-			}
-			ret = cxacru_cm(instance, CM_REQUEST_CARD_DATA_SET,
-					(u8 *) buf, len, NULL, 0);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				usb_err(usbatm, "load config data failed: %d\n", ret);
-				return;
-			}
-		}
 }
 
 static int cxacru_find_firmware(struct cxacru_data *instance,
@@ -1109,7 +1089,7 @@ static int cxacru_find_firmware(struct cxacru_data *instance,
 static int cxacru_heavy_init(struct usbatm_data *usbatm_instance,
 			     struct usb_interface *usb_intf)
 {
-	const struct firmware *fw, *bp, *cf;
+	const struct firmware *fw, *bp;
 	struct cxacru_data *instance = usbatm_instance->driver_data;
 
 	int ret = cxacru_find_firmware(instance, "fw", &fw);
@@ -1127,13 +1107,8 @@ static int cxacru_heavy_init(struct usbatm_data *usbatm_instance,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (cxacru_find_firmware(instance, "cf", &cf))		/* optional */
-		cf = NULL;
+	cxacru_upload_firmware(instance, fw, bp);
 
-	cxacru_upload_firmware(instance, fw, bp, cf);
-
-	if (cf)
-		release_firmware(cf);
 	if (instance->modem_type->boot_rom_patch)
 		release_firmware(bp);
 	release_firmware(fw);