Please help me with serial link

I hope someone can help me, I have installed the tivo software on to the drive and pluged it into the TV, it works ! it takes me through the setup screens. Now i have the serial cable and have pluged it into my computer, what program do i use to talk to the tivo? and can some please tell me how to do it. i have tried HyperTerm and i am not getting anywhere. It does not want to talk to the tivo, all i get is a blank terminal window with nothing in it, if i type anything it displays on the screen but thats it.. PLEASE HELP :confused:

Scott try these...they may help
http://www.pineaus.com/HOWTO/Tivo-DSL-HOWTO.html

http://javier.rodriguez.org.mx/tivo/...20in%20Aus.pdf

http://minnie.tuhs.org/twiki/bin/vie...ertermWithTiVo

cheers splitpin