ipad 2 's lock button is not working

Try to reset your device:

Device Reset (won't affect settings/data/music/apps/etc)

1. Press and hold (& continue to hold) BOTH the Sleep/Wake button & the Home button.

2. Continue to hold BOTH (ignoring any other messages that may show) until you see the Apple logo on the screen.

3. Release BOTH buttons when you see the Apple logo and allow the device to boot normally.

If this works and you get control of your sleep/wake button, great. If NOT and you suspect you have a bad sleep/wake button, you can enable AssitiveTouch which will float an on-screen button which you can use to mimic all the actual buttons on the device, including the sleep/wake button.

Settings>General>Accessibility>AssitiveTouch

Set this to ON

To shut down the device (a true power off), press the on-screen button, press "Device", press and HOLD "Lock Switch". This will power off the device (slide to power off) just as if you had powered it off using the actual sleep/wake button.

*NOTE:* In the case of a true sleep/wake button failure and the device has been powered off using AssitiveTouch, you'll have to power on the device (since you cannot use the actual button) by either:

1. Plugging the device into a PC's USB port
2. Pluggin the device into a working charger