Cannot upgrade 1st Gen iPod Touch to iPhone OS 3

My brother-in-law has a first-generation iPod Touch that is currently running iPhone OS 2.2.1 (I know, he should have upgraded to 3.0 a year ago). In iTunes 8.2.1, when his iPod Touch is plugged in, it identifies that there is an upgrade to iPhone OS 3, but that he must first download iTunes 9.2.1. After installing the new version of iTunes (9.2.1), iTunes no longer identifies that there is an update for his iPod Touch when it is plugged in -- it states that 2.2.1 is the most recent version.
We tried uninstalling iTunes and re-installing 8.2.1. We got the exact same results. We spent a bit of time on Google and these discussion boards, but couldn't find a similar issue.
Any ideas on how to get iPhone OS 3 on his first-generation iPod Touch?

see [_*Purchasing iOS 3.1 Software Update for iPod touch (1st generation)*_|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2052].
JGG

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