Hi and welcome to the forum, back in 94!
Might be that your burner is also back in '94 and can't write DL media. Check if it can:
Enter Write mode.
Main Menu -> Tools -> Drive -> Capabilities
Hi and welcome to the forum, snugelkin!
You have more or less nothing on the burned disc.
The posted image from the VIDEO_TS folder is the original files that you want to burn?
The first part of the log shows that you do select the right stuff - then you suddenly change your mind and load a .mds file with not much data associated to it.
Do the first part again in the build mode and then select the output to 'Image File' - this way you should have an image file that you can burn and also should work.
Hi and welcome to the forum, suggsy!
I guess you want to be able to play the burned disc on a regular DVD player?
If so, you need to convert the avi file to DVD Movie files first. Here is one free program that can do it.
http://www.dvdflick.net/
Long shot.
The disc your friend burned - was it set to a specific region? Perhaps your tricky readers don't like region free discs.
If you can - get a copy of a burn log from your friend.
Mount the ISO with Virtual Clone Drive
http://www.elby.ch/fun/software/index.html
then use the advanced build mode in ImgBurn to compile the new disc/ISO.
If it has worked before with this brand of media (media code) and now suddenly doesn't - it might be that the burner is broken and needs to be replaced.
You could try with another brand of media or clean the laser head with a lens cleaning disc.
Saw a similar thread yesterday - also with CDRW discs (another burner and O/S). If you use a regular CD disc - same issue?
How is your burner attached? Directly to a SATA on the mother board?
There is a later firmware (a program that instructs the burner how to burn). You now have ver 1.10 and here is a ver 1.14. This version might like your discs better.
http://www.firmwarehq.com/Asus/DRW-1814BL/files.html
When you run the update:
No disc in the burner
All other programs closed
Restart the computer after the update
There is also a ver 2.5.0.0 to install.
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download