the board will show up a few blue red and green blinks when i turn it on, but i cant connect it(all ports are bluetooth ports)
do i need a driver?

yes i tried flashing it before but i couldn't since it wont connect

flashing says no response from bootloader, programming failed

the issue is solved, thanks

one question
the x config is different in the manual
http://queenhobby.com/imageupload/3661/flip32/Flip32+_User_Manual.pdf
and is different in cleanflight

which one do i follow?

Hey ,

Follow clean flight its the best
works great
make sure you are saving everything
all the values and trims
everytime you make a change save it
and proceed further
it will do 

hey, thanks so much victor
you were right, i followed it and took a flight just now
the manual picture is incorrect