problem connection with ambit 250 with max232

[Equal]

Hi can any body help when connecting up like it says in the haynes cable modem manual then when i have done all like open hyper terminal and other program then power up modem i see nothing does my max232 not sure if i need drivers for the max 232 but if i do can some one point me in the ryt direction.

[drewmerc]

the haynes manual is very old and out of date
the isp blocked output from the bootloader
use console unlocker and soft jtag (also find a newer guide)