My ipod touch 3g got V4.2.1 and I want IOS 5 but it said that my ipod has the lates version. How I update my ipod to IOS 5?

My ipod touch 3G got V4.2.1 and I want IOS 5 but it said that my ipod has the lates version. How I Update To Ipod IOS 5?

According to the requirements it appears you may be able to run it if you don't have the 8GB version.
The 8GB version was actually a snazzed up second gen with newer iOS software.
If it doesn't see it, the hardware probably doesn't support it.
First make sure you've updated iTunes, then check it again, and if it doesn't show, it probably won't run on it due to the hardware being too slow to handle it.
Check this discussion link for more info.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16394913#16394913

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