I cant update my ipod touch (3rd generation) to update to ios 5. Help!?

I did a little re search and found lots of people were having problems but i found none like mine. Whenever i open itunes nothing comes up telling me about an update and when I press "check for update" it says the current version is 4.2.1! I've already tried restoring my ipod and just downloading the ios update and updating it myself but when i do that it says "the ipod could not be updated because the firmware file is not compatible". I already have my itunes up to date (10.5) and i have no clue what could be wrong.
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

-You do have iTunes 10.5, right?
- I say that you have a 2G iPod. If it is either 8 or 16 GB it is a 2G. A 32 GB can be either a 2G or 3G. To identify yours see:
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- What is the model number on the back of the iPod or in Settings>General>About>Model?

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