Car came with Passat ECU 3B0 907 551 AN hardware.
Scanned as 8D0 907 551 M (what looks like a Nefmoto downloaded tune, aggressive stage 2).
I flashed a more conservative file (and EGR, SAI, EVAP, rear O2 deletes).
Car started, drove over several days.
Yesterday, car cranked but did NOT start. After lot of checking/trying (crank sensor, fuel, spark, etc) found:
16985 - Internal Control Module
P0601 - 35-00 - Memory Check Sum Error
a) can hardware cause the check sum error or is that only tune related?
b) can the hardware be used for Me7.1 applications (2.7T, APB; 2000-2002 S4, A6, Allroad)?
Your bin has incorrect checksum.
Search for "death code" to fix this. And checksum the file properly before writing.