iPhone iOS 8.1 OTA?

[rick snagwell]

will updating via OTA screw up a possible chance to jailbreak?

 

[ntegra]

I've only heard of people having problems, I can't give a good answer but why not just update via iTunes to be safe?

 

[theapplefanboyj]

Not if you restore and restore from backup before you jailbreak

 

[rick snagwell]

I've only heard of people having problems, I can't give a good answer but why not just update via iTunes to be safe?

can't reach server.

 

[Snide]

Were you able to update?

I ended up grabbing the firmware from the iClarified site and updating manually.

http://www.iclarified.com/750/where-to-download-iphone-firmware-files-from