diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/autodetection.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/autodetection.cpp
index d9b77514a8..34a0db4df3 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/autodetection.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/autodetection.cpp
@@ -256,32 +256,11 @@ QString Autodetection::resolveMountPoint(QString device)
  */
 bool Autodetection::detectUsb()
 {
-    // autodetection uses the buildin device settings only
-    QSettings dev(":/ini/rbutil.ini", QSettings::IniFormat, this);
-
-    // get a list of ID -> target name
-    QStringList platforms;
-    dev.beginGroup("platforms");
-    platforms = dev.childKeys();
-    dev.endGroup();
-
     // usbids holds the mapping in the form
     // ((VID<<16)|(PID)), targetname
     // the ini file needs to hold the IDs as hex values.
-    QMap<int, QString> usbids;
-    QMap<int, QString> usberror;
-
-    for(int i = 0; i < platforms.size(); i++) {
-        dev.beginGroup("platforms");
-        QString target = dev.value(platforms.at(i)).toString();
-        dev.endGroup();
-        dev.beginGroup(target);
-        if(!dev.value("usbid").toString().isEmpty())
-            usbids.insert(dev.value("usbid").toString().toInt(0, 16), target);
-        if(!dev.value("usberror").toString().isEmpty())
-            usberror.insert(dev.value("usberror").toString().toInt(0, 16), target);
-        dev.endGroup();
-    }
+    QMap<int, QString> usbids = settings->usbIdMap();
+    QMap<int, QString> usberror = settings->usbIdErrorMap();
 
     // usb pid detection
 #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) | defined(Q_OS_MACX)
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/autodetection.h b/rbutil/rbutilqt/autodetection.h
index ec89dbf6cd..ed70233c52 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/autodetection.h
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/autodetection.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define AUTODETECTION_H_
 
 #include <QtCore>
+#include "rbsettings.h"
 
 extern "C" {
     // Ipodpatcher
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ class Autodetection :public QObject
 
 public:
     Autodetection(QObject* parent=0);
-
+    
+    void setSettings(RbSettings* sett) {settings = sett;}
+        
     bool detect();
 
     QString getDevice() {return m_device;}
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ private:
     QString m_mountpoint;
     QString m_errdev;
     QList<int> m_usbconid;
+    RbSettings* settings;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.cpp
index aad6f32029..61d3d7e457 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/configure.cpp
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ void Config::setCache(QString c)
 void Config::autodetect()
 {
     Autodetection detector(this);
+    detector.setSettings(settings);
 
     if(detector.detect())  //let it detect
     {
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbsettings.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbsettings.cpp
index 7f4864f515..8782e53a26 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbsettings.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbsettings.cpp
@@ -410,6 +410,55 @@ QString RbSettings::brand(QString plattform)
     return brand;
 }
 
+QMap<int, QString> RbSettings::usbIdMap()
+{
+    QMap<int, QString> map;
+     // get a list of ID -> target name
+    QStringList platforms;
+    devices->beginGroup("platforms");
+    platforms = devices->childKeys();
+    devices->endGroup();
+    
+    for(int i = 0; i < platforms.size(); i++)
+    {
+        devices->beginGroup("platforms");
+        QString target = devices->value(platforms.at(i)).toString();
+        devices->endGroup();
+        devices->beginGroup(target);
+        if(!devices->value("usbid").toString().isEmpty())
+            map.insert(devices->value("usbid").toString().toInt(0, 16), target);
+        devices->endGroup();
+    }
+    
+    return map;
+}
+
+QMap<int, QString> RbSettings::usbIdErrorMap()
+{
+
+    QMap<int, QString> map;
+     // get a list of ID -> target name
+    QStringList platforms;
+    devices->beginGroup("platforms");
+    platforms = devices->childKeys();
+    devices->endGroup();
+    
+    for(int i = 0; i < platforms.size(); i++)
+    {
+        devices->beginGroup("platforms");
+        QString target = devices->value(platforms.at(i)).toString();
+        devices->endGroup();
+        devices->beginGroup(target);
+         if(!devices->value("usberror").toString().isEmpty())
+            map.insert(devices->value("usberror").toString().toInt(0, 16), target);
+        devices->endGroup();
+    }
+    
+    return map;
+}
+
+
+
 QString RbSettings::curResolution()
 {
     QString platform = userSettings->value("platform").toString();
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbsettings.h b/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbsettings.h
index 3218f30b0e..d7c0ab2d97 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbsettings.h
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbsettings.h
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ class RbSettings : public QObject
         QString name(QString plattform);
         QString brand(QString plattform);
         QStringList allLanguages();
-
+        QMap<int, QString> usbIdMap();
+        QMap<int, QString> usbIdErrorMap();
+        
+        
         bool curNeedsBootloader();
         QString curBrand();
         QString curName();