What I'm trying to do is write a new 95040.bin. 

Read with me7_95040 goes fine.

Read with Nefmoto goes fine but now my Immo jams me up as this is a replacement ecu.

Ground pin 24, and try to write with boot mode. No bueno.

But If I ground pin 24, and try to read via obd with Me7_95040, AND/OR Nefmoto (kwp2000) No bueno still.

So it seems like I can put this (ME7.1.1 40mhz type 2) ecu in boot mode. Right? because it won't connect via obd until I cycle the ignition again.

I remember seeing one guy who had to keep pin 24 grounded to write, A different guy using jumper wires in the ecu and resistors on the constant power and for grounding the boot pin, A third and probably not final guy who cycled the ignition back off and then was able to write. And a POST-final guy who removed the resistor on the back of the board. I don't really have anybody hanging around to "hold this" "watch my beer" "turn the key" or "hit write", so simply trying each method to see what works well for me isn't really feasible.

I've noticed the different methods were usually between the 32mhz1/2 and 40mhz1/2 7.1.1's but I'm starting to think my issue isn't getting the ecu in boot mode. But writing to it while it's in the car.. Is there a way to distinguish between the two?

Also I've noticed using vcds lite that the WSC is different between a few modules. The pin I extracted from the 95040 wouldn't work. I've got the cluster out and to see what I can get out of that, and i have tried pulling the fuse, and without the cluster in the car I get the missing message from the cluster, instead of the immo error. Both won't allow a full flash read, or allow a write to the 95040.

I also had a bright idea today which probably won't work, but I need some place to bounce it(haven't got my whiteboard yet, well I painted one of my sons walls to be a whiteboard, but what I'd end up drawing and writing has no place in a 3yr olds room)... Yeah so the galetto cable came with a female connector and has a few labeled outputs. black connector is + and -. White is K and L. Is it possible to wire and additional connector to the cluster, to the ecu, and whatever other components. to plug these into? The idea being (after the initial removal, and re install) that you wouldn't have to remove anything to read/write whatever component you're connected to. In car bench setup....The constant power would still be off the battery as it normally is. Simulated ignition switch on the new connectors might... Hopefully.. In theory keep everything isolated as you read/write....Right?..... 

I haven't got a bench harness yet. This particular post I'm trying to do this in the car, so I assume(<- we know what that does) it's got power, but I can check between lightning flashes... I can see the sun, so i'll check in a min.

Pin 21 on the ecu.

I'm.... Going to get some beer

Verify connectivity by connecting with vag-com first. Try to weed out potential issues.

Nope, still getting nothing.

If you were poking about inside, and NOW it doesn't respond to VCDS, that's a problem. Generally that means you shorted something. That's sort of a big deal

I sent you an ecu, should arrive soon. It's IMMO-offed already (you'll have to flash it, it's got an S6 manual file on it now), so no problems there. Shoot me an email, I'll try to decipher what you may have done.

FWIW, a resistor on the bootpin wire (the one you use to ground pin24) will help to prevent popped ecus.

can you let me know the sh*t your drinking  , so I KNOW NOT to touch it ,