having trouble with controllers

[eluser]bradyrose[/eluser]
here are my current routes, or attempt to try what has been suggested, thus far the only
way im navigating to pages such as www.cashforbtc.com/index.php/home , pages/home does not work with combinations that have been suggested, or as i have miss?understood them.

Code:

//$route['pages/pmsystem/(:any)'] = 'pages/pm/$1';
// i disabled the above just to see if it was affecting below
$route['pages/pmsystem'] = '/pages/pmsystem.php';
// pages/pmsystem yeilds not found
$route['(:any)'] = 'pages/view/$1';
// when i use the route below, rather than the route above,
// index.php/login loads blank pages, and pages/login loads
// not found
//$route['page/:any'] = 'pages/view/$1
$route['default_controller'] = 'pages/view';
/* End of file routes.php */
/* Location: ./application/config/routes.php */