How to Fix plist.hpp:500 Error in Cydia Impactor

Gian March 13, 2017 Apple TV, Cydia, Errors 4 Comments

As you know, Saurik has updated Cydia Impactor to version 0.9.41. This fixed a lot of errors but it also broke its functionality with Apple TV.

Update (March 30) – The latest LiberTV jailbreak release fixes this error. So make sure you use the latest version of IPA file before you begin.

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What is plist.hpp:500 Error?

Cydia Impactor is throwing plist.hpp:500 error for Apple TV 4 users. If you now try to install LiberTV jailbreak on your Apple TV 4, you will get this error as well.

Here’s what this error looks like.

plist.hpp:500
_assert(plist_get_node_type(plist) == PLIST_DICT)

This error is limited to Apple TV 4 users only. Cydia Impactor throws this error due to certificate conflicts.

Before we begin, have the following things ready.

Requirements

Download Cydia Impactor
A computer running Windows/Mac/Linux
A USB cable
Apple TV 4

Fixing these errors is really simple.

How to Fix plist.hpp:500 Cydia Impactor Error on Apple TV 4

Connect your Apple TV 4th generation to the computer.
Launch Cydia Impactor utility.
Wait for Cydia Impactor to recognize your Apple TV 4G.
Go to the Xcode tab in Impactor.
Select Revoke Certificates option as shown below.

This will surely fix the plist.hpp:500 error. For fixing other Cydia Impactor errors, read this guide.

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If you are still getting any error, write a comment below.

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Gian

Gian is the resident jailbreak expert at Yalu Jailbreak. He has been jailbreaking his iPhone since 2010. Best way to catch his attention? Show him a tweak he hasn't installed.

4 Comments

Kevin Smith April 19, 2017

When you revoke certificates will that affect any devices that have all ready been previously signed? Like will they lose their app or anything or is this just good for clearing the error going forward

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- Luca April 19, 2017
  
  Hello, Kevin. Your device won’t lose anything. After you revoke, you can simply resign it and get everything working again.
  
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  - Kevin Smith April 19, 2017
    
    Hey thanks for reply. Just to claify..I jailbroke a few apple tv’s for family members that live out of state. So once I revoke certificates it wont bother their devices? And I can’t resign without device in front of me correct? Thanks in advance.
    
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    - Luca April 19, 2017
      
      1. Yes. However, the 7-day limit will still exist and you will need to manually resign again.
      2. Yes.
      
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