I FIGURED IT OUT!
So after working on an ipad 2, in which I did replace the digitizer on. I also accidentally ripped the wifi cable when removing it (although I was really careful around that area, and have never ripped it before.) I also had the problem with the ipads sleep/wake function not working after the repair, and the accessibility option/magnet wasn't working either. After spending 3 hours last night researching, and NO option to disable the smart function in settings (iOS8) I ended up empty handed, and with no clue as to why this was happening. BUT the next day I tried this and it worked:
I thought I'd try new power button, so I took the flex, and was just going to plug it in (leaving the old one installed) just to see if that was the problem. There is a piece of tape covering the connection that I was working on pulling off when the connection itself started to come up with it, and (woops I forgot to turn the ipad off, rookie mistake) I heard the locking noise when this happened. So instead of removing it and the tape, I just reseated that connection, put everything back together, and BAM. It was working! This was interesting to me, because I didn't touch anything near this connection, unless it happened during pulling the glass off, but the flex looked completely fine and untouched.
Long story short: On the right side where the flex for the power/volume/mute is plugged in, try reseating that connection and see if it works, it worked for me!
So after working on an ipad 2, in which I did replace the digitizer on. I also accidentally ripped the wifi cable when removing it (although I was really careful around that area, and have never ripped it before.) I also had the problem with the ipads sleep/wake function not working after the repair, and the accessibility option/magnet wasn't working either. After spending 3 hours last night researching, and NO option to disable the smart function in settings (iOS8) I ended up empty handed, and with no clue as to why this was happening. BUT the next day I tried this and it worked:
I thought I'd try new power button, so I took the flex, and was just going to plug it in (leaving the old one installed) just to see if that was the problem. There is a piece of tape covering the connection that I was working on pulling off when the connection itself started to come up with it, and (woops I forgot to turn the ipad off, rookie mistake) I heard the locking noise when this happened. So instead of removing it and the tape, I just reseated that connection, put everything back together, and BAM. It was working! This was interesting to me, because I didn't touch anything near this connection, unless it happened during pulling the glass off, but the flex looked completely fine and untouched.
Long story short: On the right side where the flex for the power/volume/mute is plugged in, try reseating that connection and see if it works, it worked for me!
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