IPod Touch 2nd generation - no upgrade possible?

I bought my iPod Touch Model MC086NF on 01/04/2010. It now appears it was of the "first" 2nd generation, i.e. without the 3rd generation software.
"Following the introduction of the 3rd generation iPod Touch, Apple also continued offering the 2nd generation 8 GB version, upgraded to the same iPhone OS version as the new 3rd generation devices. The iPod Touch (3rd generation) is model A1318. Apple as well sold many refurbished iPod Touch 2nd generation models with the 3rd generation software effectively making them a 3rd generation unit. These can be identified by software version 4.3.5."
My version is 4.2.1 and it took me quite a while to find out why I couldn't upgrade to iOS 5. I'm furious about this as it appears I'm stuck with a device that cannot be upgraded anymore. Apple doesn't mention this anywhere of course (I found the detailed data on Wikipedia). The shop didn't mention anything about this of course.
Does anyone know about a "fix" for this?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Paule

There is nothing to fix.
The 2nd gen ipod can only support 4.2.1.
What does Apple "not mention"?
The different models are described here:
Identifying iPod models
The compatible devices are shown here:
http://www.apple.com/ios/features.html

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