That's it :).
You said you backed up an ATA flash drive to USB stick. That's not the same as restoring the image to it. You can backup images to any type of...
Right, the problem is that only 'fixed disk' devices seem to be supported as image sources or targets - so you can back up an image anywhere, but...
I have exactly the same problem. I'd really like to see support for CF cards in USB readers in an update.
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