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touch bar control strip doesn't work

touch bar control strip doesn't work


MacBook Pro 15″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Aug 22, 2020 2:10 AM

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User profile for user: leroydouglas
leroydouglas
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Posted on Aug 22, 2020 8:49 AM

hcalvo5 wrote:

touch bar control strip doesn't work



The go to way is resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295


Even though SMC controls the touchbar, some USB is in play, so this would be NVRAM (or reboot.) notice:


USB Device: Apple T2 Bus

USB Device: Touch Bar Display

USB Device: Apple T2 Controller


Try resetting NVRAM/PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379






Customize the Touch Bar on Mac - Apple Support




https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/touch-bar-mchlbfd5b039/10.15/mac/10.15




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leroydouglas
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Aug 22, 2020 8:49 AM in response to hcalvo5

hcalvo5 wrote:

touch bar control strip doesn't work



The go to way is resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295


Even though SMC controls the touchbar, some USB is in play, so this would be NVRAM (or reboot.) notice:


USB Device: Apple T2 Bus

USB Device: Touch Bar Display

USB Device: Apple T2 Controller


Try resetting NVRAM/PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379






Customize the Touch Bar on Mac - Apple Support




https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/touch-bar-mchlbfd5b039/10.15/mac/10.15




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hcalvo5 Author
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Aug 22, 2020 5:00 AM in response to louiestar9

I can see the control strip on the touch bar, I can even configure it by dragging the default set into the Touch Bar (System Preferences / Keyboard / Customise Control Strip ), but none of the four buttons do anything, I lost bright and volume controls. I tried resetting SMC, NVRAM, killing touch bar processes in activity control and nothing


The touch bar buttons (left to control strip) seem to work ok

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touch bar control strip doesn't work

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