[GH-ISSUE #944] cant install livecontainer in livecontainer #842

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opened 2026-03-03 15:36:45 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-03-03 15:36:45 +03:00

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Originally created by @EliasGabr on GitHub (Oct 28, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/LiveContainer/LiveContainer/issues/944

Describe the issue

when installing guest livecontainer in jitless, host livecontainer it gives this error:

The app is signed with the latest certificate but its code signature is invalid. Please check JIT-Less Diagnose page and see if there are any issues with your JIT-Less setup.

although any other guest app is signed correctly.

after removing the sidestore certificate and launching the guest livecontainer from jit-enabled host livecontainer it just opens the actual sidestore
when trying to launch jit guest livecontainer from jit-enabled host livecontainer it gives this error:
dlopen(/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/FA712F4C-E410-48A9-9C72-20B21E7DE29A/Documents/Applications/com.kdt.livecontainer.app/LiveContainer, 0x0109): tried: '/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/FA712F4C-E410-48A9-9C72-20B21E7DE29A/Documents/Applications/com.kdt.livecontainer.app/LiveContainer' (cannot dlopen a main executable '/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/FA712F4C-E410-48A9-9C72-20B21E7DE29A/Documents/Applications/com.kdt.livecontainer.app/LiveContainer'), '/private/preboot/Cryptexes/OS/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/FA712F4C-E410-48A9-9C72-20B21E7DE29A/Documents/Applications/com.kdt.livecontainer.app/LiveContainer' (no such file), '/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/FA712F4C-E410-48A9-9C72-20B21E7DE29A/Documents/Applications/com.kdt.livecontainer.app/LiveContainer' (cannot dlopen a main executable '/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/FA712F4C-E410-48A9-9C72-20B21E7DE29A/Documents/Applications/com.kdt.livecontainer.app/LiveContainer')

Instructions to reproduce

conditions for each error code written above

What version of LiveContainer and iOS are you using?

ios 18.7.1, host livecontainer 3.6.1, guest livecontainer 3.6.56

Verify steps

I downloaded LiveContainer from releases / actions section or LiveContainer's AltStore source.
I have the latest LiveContainer.
I installed LiveContainer through AltStore/SideStore/TrollStore or I'm confident that I signed LiveContainer correctly with all required entitlements.
I have tried to sideload the app normally through free sideloaders and I did not encounter the same problem

The name, version the app having issues

LiveContainer 3.6.56

Crash Log

No response

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Originally created by @EliasGabr on GitHub (Oct 28, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/LiveContainer/LiveContainer/issues/944 ### Describe the issue 1. when installing guest livecontainer in jitless, host livecontainer it gives this error: `The app is signed with the latest certificate but its code signature is invalid. Please check JIT-Less Diagnose page and see if there are any issues with your JIT-Less setup. ` although any other guest app is signed correctly. 2. after removing the sidestore certificate and launching the guest livecontainer from jit-enabled host livecontainer it just opens the actual sidestore 3. when trying to launch jit guest livecontainer from jit-enabled host livecontainer it gives this error: `dlopen(/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/FA712F4C-E410-48A9-9C72-20B21E7DE29A/Documents/Applications/com.kdt.livecontainer.app/LiveContainer, 0x0109): tried: '/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/FA712F4C-E410-48A9-9C72-20B21E7DE29A/Documents/Applications/com.kdt.livecontainer.app/LiveContainer' (cannot dlopen a main executable '/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/FA712F4C-E410-48A9-9C72-20B21E7DE29A/Documents/Applications/com.kdt.livecontainer.app/LiveContainer'), '/private/preboot/Cryptexes/OS/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/FA712F4C-E410-48A9-9C72-20B21E7DE29A/Documents/Applications/com.kdt.livecontainer.app/LiveContainer' (no such file), '/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/FA712F4C-E410-48A9-9C72-20B21E7DE29A/Documents/Applications/com.kdt.livecontainer.app/LiveContainer' (cannot dlopen a main executable '/private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/FA712F4C-E410-48A9-9C72-20B21E7DE29A/Documents/Applications/com.kdt.livecontainer.app/LiveContainer') ` ### Instructions to reproduce conditions for each error code written above ### What version of LiveContainer and iOS are you using? ios 18.7.1, host livecontainer 3.6.1, guest livecontainer 3.6.56 ### Verify steps - [x] I downloaded LiveContainer from releases / actions section or LiveContainer's AltStore source. - [x] I have the latest LiveContainer. - [x] I installed LiveContainer through AltStore/SideStore/TrollStore or I'm confident that I signed LiveContainer correctly with all required entitlements. - [x] I have tried to sideload the app normally through **free** sideloaders and I **did not** encounter the same problem ### The name, version the app having issues LiveContainer 3.6.56 ### Crash Log _No response_ ### Other _No response_

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@khanhduytran0 commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2025):

Installing LC inside LC is undefined behavior. We don't support this. Maybe you could rename LiveContainer main executable to something else and it may install. LiveContainer2 will install but may not work.
Also, I don't see any use cases of this but nested multitask.

@khanhduytran0 commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2025): Installing LC inside LC is undefined behavior. We don't support this. Maybe you could rename LiveContainer main executable to something else and it may install. LiveContainer2 will install but may not work. Also, I don't see any use cases of this but nested multitask.