diff --git a/xorriso/base_obj.c b/xorriso/base_obj.c
index 070e5083..6878ce85 100644
--- a/xorriso/base_obj.c
+++ b/xorriso/base_obj.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ int Xorriso_new(struct XorrisO ** xorriso,char *progname, int flag)
  m->in_charset= NULL;
  m->isofs_st_out= time(0) - 1;
  m->indev_is_exclusive= 1;
+ m->indev_off_adr[0]= 0;
  m->isofs_st_in= 0;
  m->volset_change_pending= 0;
  m->no_volset_present= 0;
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ int Xorriso_new(struct XorrisO ** xorriso,char *progname, int flag)
  m->out_charset= NULL;
  m->dev_fd_1= -1;
  m->outdev_is_exclusive= 1;
+ m->outdev_off_adr[0]= 0;
  m->grow_blindly_msc2= -1;
  m->ban_stdio_write= 0;
  m->do_dummy= 0;
diff --git a/xorriso/drive_mgt.c b/xorriso/drive_mgt.c
index be16a406..e97b8e24 100644
--- a/xorriso/drive_mgt.c
+++ b/xorriso/drive_mgt.c
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ ex:;
            2=success, but not writeable with bit1
            3=success, but not blank and not ISO with bit0
 */
-int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, int flag)
+int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, char *show_adr,
+                         int flag)
 {
  int ret, hret, not_writeable= 0, has_what, aquire_flag, load_lba, ext;
  int lba, track, session, params_flag, adr_mode, read_ret;
@@ -168,15 +169,23 @@ int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, int flag)
  IsoImage *volset = NULL;
  IsoNode *root_node;
  struct isoburn_read_opts *ropts= NULL;
- char *libburn_adr= NULL, *boot_fate, *sev;
+ char *libburn_adr= NULL, *off_adr= NULL, *boot_fate, *sev;
  size_t value_length;
  char *value= NULL;
  double num;
  char volid[33], *adr_data= NULL, *adr_pt;
 
  Xorriso_alloc_meM(libburn_adr, char, SfileadrL);
+ Xorriso_alloc_meM(off_adr, char, SfileadrL);
  Xorriso_alloc_meM(adr_data, char, 163);
 
+ if(show_adr == NULL) {
+   show_adr= adr;
+   ret= burn_drive_convert_fs_adr(adr, off_adr);
+   if(ret > 0)
+     adr= off_adr;
+ }
+
  if((flag&3)==0) { 
    sprintf(xorriso->info_text, 
          "XORRISOBURN program error : Xorriso_aquire_drive bit0+bit1 not set");
@@ -310,8 +319,11 @@ int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, int flag)
 
  if(flag&2) {
    xorriso->out_drive_handle= dinfo;
-   if(Sfile_str(xorriso->outdev, adr, 0)<=0)
+   if(Sfile_str(xorriso->outdev, show_adr, 0)<=0)
      {ret= -1; goto ex;}
+   ret= burn_drive_convert_fs_adr(adr, xorriso->outdev_off_adr);
+   if(ret <= 0)
+     xorriso->outdev_off_adr[0]= 0;
    if(state != BURN_DISC_BLANK && state != BURN_DISC_APPENDABLE) {
      sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "Disc status unsuitable for writing");
      Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "NOTE", 0);
@@ -320,8 +332,11 @@ int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, int flag)
  }
  if(flag&1) {
    xorriso->in_drive_handle= dinfo;
-   if(Sfile_str(xorriso->indev, adr, 0)<=0)
+   if(Sfile_str(xorriso->indev, show_adr, 0)<=0)
      {ret= -1; goto ex;}
+   ret= burn_drive_convert_fs_adr(adr, xorriso->indev_off_adr);
+   if(ret <= 0)
+     xorriso->indev_off_adr[0]= 0;
  } else if(flag&2) {
    if(xorriso->in_volset_handle==NULL) {
      /* No volume loaded: create empty one */
@@ -538,6 +553,7 @@ ex:
  }
  if(ropts!=NULL)
    isoburn_ropt_destroy(&ropts, 0);
+ Xorriso_free_meM(off_adr);
  Xorriso_free_meM(libburn_adr);
  Xorriso_free_meM(adr_data);
  return(ret);
@@ -619,6 +635,7 @@ int Xorriso_give_up_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
    }
    xorriso->out_drive_handle= NULL;
    xorriso->outdev[0]= 0;
+   xorriso->outdev_off_adr[0]= 0;
  } else if((flag&1) && xorriso->out_drive_handle!=NULL) {
    ret= Xorriso_create_empty_iso(xorriso, 0);
    if(ret<=0)
@@ -685,17 +702,22 @@ ex:;
 }
 
 
-/* @param flag bit0+1= what to aquire after giving up outdev
+/* @param flag bit0+1= what to give up and re-aquire by the address of outdev
                        0=none, 1=indev, 2=outdev, 3=both
 */
 int Xorriso_reaquire_outdev(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 {
  int ret, aq_flag;
- char *drive_name= NULL;
+ char *drive_name= NULL, *off_name= NULL;
 
  Xorriso_alloc_meM(drive_name, char, SfileadrL);
+ Xorriso_alloc_meM(off_name, char, SfileadrL);
  aq_flag= flag&3;
  strcpy(drive_name, xorriso->outdev);
+ if(xorriso->outdev_off_adr[0])
+   strcpy(off_name, xorriso->outdev_off_adr);
+ else
+   strcpy(off_name, drive_name);
  Xorriso_give_up_drive(xorriso, aq_flag);
  if(aq_flag==0) { 
    sprintf(xorriso->info_text,"Gave up -outdev ");
@@ -705,17 +727,26 @@ int Xorriso_reaquire_outdev(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
  }
  sprintf(xorriso->info_text,"Re-aquiring -outdev ");
  Text_shellsafe(drive_name, xorriso->info_text, 1);
+ if(strcmp(drive_name, off_name) != 0) {
+   strcat(xorriso->info_text, "  (");
+   Text_shellsafe(off_name, xorriso->info_text, 1);
+   strcat(xorriso->info_text, ")");
+ }
  Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "NOTE", 0);
- ret= Xorriso_aquire_drive(xorriso, drive_name, aq_flag); 
+ ret= Xorriso_aquire_drive(xorriso, off_name, drive_name, aq_flag); 
  if(ret<=0) {
    sprintf(xorriso->info_text,"Could not re-aquire -outdev ");
-   Text_shellsafe(xorriso->outdev, xorriso->info_text, 1);
+   Text_shellsafe(drive_name, xorriso->info_text, 1);
    Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "FAILURE", 0);
    goto ex;
  }
+ strcpy(xorriso->outdev, drive_name);
+ if(strcmp(xorriso->outdev, xorriso->indev) == 0)
+   strcpy(xorriso->indev, drive_name);
  ret= 1;
 ex:;
  Xorriso_free_meM(drive_name);
+ Xorriso_free_meM(off_name);
  return(ret);
 }
 
diff --git a/xorriso/opts_a_c.c b/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
index f6e1203b..cfbab040 100644
--- a/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
+++ b/xorriso/opts_a_c.c
@@ -1795,9 +1795,6 @@ int Xorriso_option_close_filter_list(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 int Xorriso_option_commit(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 {
  int ret;
- char *newdev= NULL;
-
- Xorriso_alloc_meM(newdev, char, SfileadrL);
 
  if(!xorriso->volset_change_pending) {
    sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "-commit: No image modifications pending");
@@ -1822,16 +1819,16 @@ int Xorriso_option_commit(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
    {ret= 1; goto ex;}
  if(Sregex_string(&(xorriso->in_charset), xorriso->out_charset, 0) <= 0)
    {ret= -1; goto ex;}
- strcpy(newdev, xorriso->outdev);
  if(xorriso->grow_blindly_msc2>=0)
    ret= Xorriso_option_dev(xorriso, "", 3|4);
  else {
    xorriso->displacement= 0;
    xorriso->displacement_sign= 0;
-   ret= Xorriso_option_dev(xorriso, newdev, 3|4);
+   ret= Xorriso_reaquire_outdev(xorriso, 3);
+   if(xorriso->in_drive_handle == NULL)
+     xorriso->image_start_mode= 0; /* session setting is invalid by now */
  }
 ex:;
- Xorriso_free_meM(newdev);
  return(ret);
 }
 
diff --git a/xorriso/opts_d_h.c b/xorriso/opts_d_h.c
index c02f6518..1348272d 100644
--- a/xorriso/opts_d_h.c
+++ b/xorriso/opts_d_h.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int Xorriso_option_dev(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *in_adr, int flag)
    }
    ret= Xorriso_give_up_drive(xorriso, (flag&3)|((flag&32)>>2));
  } else
-   ret= Xorriso_aquire_drive(xorriso, adr,
+   ret= Xorriso_aquire_drive(xorriso, adr, NULL,
                           (flag & (3 | 32 | 64)) | (((flag & (8 | 16)) >> 1))); 
  if(ret<=0)
    return(ret);
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_private.h b/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
index 587247f5..08413bfa 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_private.h
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ struct XorrisO { /* the global context of xorriso */
  void *in_volset_handle; /* interpreted only by libburnia oriented modules */
  char *in_charset;       /* The charset to interpret the filename bytes */
  int indev_is_exclusive;
+ char indev_off_adr[SfileadrL]; /* Result of burn_drive_convert_fs_adr(indev)
+                                   when indev gets aquired. */
 
  time_t isofs_st_out;    /* A time point at least 1 second before image
                             composition began. To be stored with image as
@@ -296,6 +298,8 @@ struct XorrisO { /* the global context of xorriso */
                      connected to externaly perveived stdout.
                   */
  int outdev_is_exclusive;
+ char outdev_off_adr[SfileadrL]; /* Result of burn_drive_convert_fs_adr(outdev)
+		        	    when outdev gets aquired. */
 
  int grow_blindly_msc2; /* if >= 0 this causes growing from drive to drive.
                            The value is used as block address offset for
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index ba3b6ae0..714d2981 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2011.09.20.133438"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2011.09.22.142118"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.h b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.h
index c2e07433..fed58a6d 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.h
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ int Xorriso_create_empty_iso(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag);
                bit1=aquire as libburn output drive (as isoburn drive if bit0)
    @return <=0 failure , 1=success , 2=neither readable or writeable
 */
-int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, int flag);
+int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, char *show_adr,
+                         int flag);
 
 int Xorriso_give_up_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag);