diff --git a/test/ng_xorrisoburn.c b/test/ng_xorrisoburn.c
index 52a53adc..c2d458ca 100644
--- a/test/ng_xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/test/ng_xorrisoburn.c
@@ -143,19 +143,23 @@ int Xorriso_get_drive_handles(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
 }
 
 
-int Xorriso_set_image_severities(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
+/* @param flag bit0= suppress DEBUG messages */
+int Xorriso_set_image_severities(struct XorrisO *xorriso, IsoImage *volset,
+                                 int flag)
 {
  char *queue_sev, *print_sev;
 
- if(xorriso->in_volset_handle==NULL)
+ if(volset==NULL)
    return(0);
- queue_sev= "DEBUG";
+ if(flag&1)
+   queue_sev= "UPDATE";
+ else
+   queue_sev= "DEBUG";
  if(xorriso->library_msg_direct_print)
    print_sev= xorriso->report_about_text;
  else
    print_sev= "NEVER";
- iso_image_set_msgs_severities((IsoImage *) xorriso->in_volset_handle,
-                               queue_sev, print_sev, "libisofs >>> NG : ");
+ iso_image_set_msgs_severities(volset, queue_sev, print_sev, "libisofs : ");
  return(1);
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +194,7 @@ int Xorriso_create_empty_iso(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
    return(-1);
  }
  xorriso->in_volset_handle= (void *) volset;
- Xorriso_set_image_severities(xorriso, 0);
+ Xorriso_set_image_severities(xorriso, volset, 0);
  xorriso->volset_change_pending= 0;
  return(1);
 }
@@ -208,7 +212,7 @@ int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, int flag)
  struct burn_drive_info *dinfo= NULL, *out_dinfo, *in_dinfo;
  struct burn_drive *drive, *out_drive, *in_drive;
  enum burn_disc_status state;
- IsoImage *volset;
+ IsoImage *volset = NULL;
  struct isoburn_read_opts ropts;
 
  if((flag&3)==0) { 
@@ -251,6 +255,11 @@ int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, int flag)
  drive= dinfo[0].drive;
  state= isoburn_disc_get_status(drive);
  Xorriso_process_msg_queues(xorriso,0);
+ if(flag&1) {
+   volset= isoburn_get_attached_image(drive);
+   if(volset != NULL) /* The image object is already created */
+     Xorriso_set_image_severities(xorriso, volset, 0);
+ }
 
  if(flag&2) {
    xorriso->out_drive_handle= dinfo;
@@ -309,14 +318,16 @@ int Xorriso_aquire_drive(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *adr, int flag)
  ropts.input_charset= NULL;
  ropts.pretend_blank= 0;
 
+ Xorriso_set_image_severities(xorriso, volset, 1); /* No DEBUG messages */
  if(isoburn_read_image(drive, &ropts, &volset) <= 0) {
    Xorriso_process_msg_queues(xorriso,0);
+   Xorriso_set_image_severities(xorriso, volset, 0);
    sprintf(xorriso->info_text,"Cannot read ISO image volset");
    Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "SORRY", 0);
    ret= 3; goto ex;
  }
  xorriso->in_volset_handle= (void *) volset;
- Xorriso_set_image_severities(xorriso, 0);
+ Xorriso_set_image_severities(xorriso, volset, 0);
 
  if(xorriso->out_drive_handle != NULL &&
     xorriso->out_drive_handle != xorriso->in_drive_handle) {
@@ -608,10 +619,10 @@ int Xorriso_get_volume(struct XorrisO *xorriso, IsoImage **volume,
 {
  if(xorriso->in_volset_handle==NULL) {
    Xorriso_process_msg_queues(xorriso,0);
-   sprintf(xorriso->info_text,"No volset is loaded.");
-   if(xorriso->indev[0]==0)
+   sprintf(xorriso->info_text,"No ISO image present.");
+   if(xorriso->indev[0]==0 && xorriso->outdev[0]==0)
      sprintf(xorriso->info_text+strlen(xorriso->info_text),
-             " No -dev or -indev is selected.");
+             " No -dev, -indev, or -outdev selected.");
    else
      sprintf(xorriso->info_text+strlen(xorriso->info_text),
              " Possible program error with drive '%s'.", xorriso->indev);
@@ -923,12 +934,16 @@ cannot_lstat:;
      source_is_dir= 1;
      if(dir_dev != stbuf.st_dev && !xorriso->do_follow_mount)
        do_not_dive= 1;
+
+#ifdef NIX
    } else if(!(S_ISREG(stbuf.st_mode) || S_ISLNK(stbuf.st_mode))) {
      sprintf(xorriso->info_text,"Source file %s %s non-supported file type",
              Text_shellsafe(disk_path, sfe, 0),
              source_is_link ? "leads to" : "is of");
      Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "SORRY", 0);
      ret= 0; goto was_problem;
+#endif /* NIX */
+
    }
 
    /* does a node exist with this name ? */
@@ -1090,14 +1105,18 @@ int Xorriso_graft_in(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *disk_path, char *img_path,
      Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, errno, "SORRY", 0);
      return(0);
    }
-   if(S_ISDIR(stbuf.st_mode))
+   if(S_ISDIR(stbuf.st_mode)) {
      is_dir= 1;
-   else if(!(S_ISREG(stbuf.st_mode) || S_ISLNK(stbuf.st_mode))) {
+
+#ifdef NIX
+   } else if(!(S_ISREG(stbuf.st_mode) || S_ISLNK(stbuf.st_mode))) {
      Xorriso_process_msg_queues(xorriso,0);
      sprintf(xorriso->info_text,
              "Source file '%s' is of non-supported file type", disk_path);
      Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "SORRY", 0);
      return(0);
+#endif /* NIX */
+
    } else {
      l= strlen(img_path);
      if(l>0)
@@ -1136,7 +1155,7 @@ int Xorriso_graft_in(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *disk_path, char *img_path,
  continue;
    }
    source_is_dir= (is_dir || (flag&1) || !done);
-   ret= Xorriso_node_from_path(xorriso, volume, path, &node, 0);
+   ret= Xorriso_node_from_path(xorriso, volume, path, &node, 1);
    if(ret>0) {
      target_is_dir= LIBISO_ISDIR(node);
      if(!(target_is_dir && source_is_dir)) {