Wifly RN-XV 171 connection help

I have tried several different codes and setup to get this Wifly to connect and I get no results please help
first way I tried to connect the wifly is like this http://www.instructables.com/id/Tankbot-Internet-Controlled-Tank-Robot/step7/Tank-Iterative-Build-Robot-Tanks-with-Lasers/

second way was to use the wireless sd shield and this code library WiFly-Shield/WiFly_Autoconnect_Terminal.ino at master · jcrouchley/WiFly-Shield · GitHub

with the first way i get no lights or any thing
with the second was I get the lights to blink red and green and print "WiFly Shield Terminal Routine" to the serial print 9600

what The heck am I doing wrong?

Sketch Arduino for Wifly RN-XV modem configuration without Wifly library and
with front-end: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/101922388/WiflySanUSB.zip