here is a couple of pointers
1) set the env-var CVSROOT correctly (I think it is in error in the manual)
setenv CVSROOT "/
//CVS-Root"
notice the unix format
2) if you have downloaded anything from internet
which has got any cvs stuff in it then delete those CVS/xxx since StormCVS does not work with network connections (use olaf & Jen's version for that)
3) in the project manager make sure that cvs is enabled
4) add all the files you need.