My docs indicate the 3/80 does not have a diag switch.  That mode is set in
prom apparently. (NVRAM FAQ)

The flashing light this fellow mentioned too simply means that it's sitting at
prom waiting for input.

On Sat, Mar 18, 2000 at 06:14:56PM +0100, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> If the 3/80 works like others Suns, when it's powered on without keyboard
> and monitor it'll switch automatically to port ttya.
> Maybe you'll have to set the diag switch to 'on' (on my 3/60 it's a switch
> on the back pannel marked 'diag'). This worked for my 3/60, and for every
> sparc I tried (from sparc1 to Ultra/5), so I can't see why it wouldn't
> work with a 3/80.
> 
> --
> Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.           Manuel.Bouyer@lip6.fr
> --

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