> I decided against that way and now made image files instead of copy to > a partition.
That! I use partitions only when it's absolutely needed. When making a copy of a partition, it's often much more convenient to copy it as an "image file" in a filesystem. You can still "look at it" with tools like `mount -o loop`, but it additionally lets you use all the familiar tools like cp/lzip/chmod/..., and comes with useful side-info like filename, size, last modification time, etc... === Stefan
