Did you replace the button, Bill? Touch ID requires the original button or it will never work again. The button is evidently paired somehow with the motherboard for security.
Some new screens come with the button, some don’t, is why I ask. jonathan > On Jan 5, 2018, at 10:28 AM, Bill Rising <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: > Subject: > Date: January 5, 2018 at 10:28:22 AM EST > To: Macintosh MacUser Group <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers > <[email protected]> > > > Hi all, > > I did manage to mostly repair my phone last night. > > Good news: with the new screen, the phone works better than id did ever since > it's first crack in the screen 2 years ago. Way better than with a shattered > screen. > > Bad news: Touch ID doesn't work. The Home button works fine, just no > recognition of a thumb or finger (just one of 10 thumbs). > > I'm betting I messed up the infernal stuck-on cable coming off the Home > button. I had to heat it to get it off, and then it still felt like I was > forcing it to come off. I bet that I somehow tore something. I tried > rebooting the phone. I tried hard-resetting the phone. I tried restoring the > phone from a backup. [1] > > So, tonight I'll have to take the phone apart again (which is painful) to try > and reseat the cable to the Home button. Does anyone have any tips for how I > might check if I'm simply out of luck or tips on reseating a glued-on piece > of sensitive equipment? > > Bill -- Jonathan Fletcher [email protected] Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group Next Meeting: 1/23/18 _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
