R6080 firmware fail

> In all instructions, [...]

   Which "all instructions"?

> [...] they say that when the software is ready to put, that when the
> router is turned back on that the power indicator should be orange.
> [...]

   Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation.  Get the User Manual (at least).  Read.  Look for the
LED descriptions and "Troubleshoot".  Now, try to resolve the
contradictions.

   Have you ever seen the behavior described under the heading,
"Power LED Stays Amber".  I've never touched an R6080, so I know
nothing, but I'd guess that the R6080 has single-color (green) LEDs, and
that that text was copied from a manual for a fancier model which had
multi-color LEDs.

   Similarly, your "all instructions" might not have considered this
router model (which was dirt-cheap for a reason).

> [...] I have not been able to make the light turn from blinking green
> to anything else. [...]

   "blinking" might be the best distress signal of which it's capable.

> [...] Ive tried the process via tftp64, tftp2, windows tftp via cms
> prompt, [...]

   Did you do any more than wait for the amber LED?  What, exactly?  And
then what happened?

   I'd recommend using the command-line TFTP program which came with
your computer's OS.  Simple, no third-party software to fetch, better
error messages than some programs with graphics.

   One more set of TFTP instructions:

      https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1622096#M102004