Now that iOS 6 is here, how do I update to iOS 5?

I have an iPod Touch 4G (model MC540FD).
iOS 6 is now available from iTunes, but for pedagogical purposes, I don't want to update my iPod to iOS 6 for the moment.
I just want to update from iOS 4.3.5 to iOS 5.
So, I manually downloaded the .ipsw file from apple servers with iOS 5.1.1 for iPod Touch 4G and tried to manually update my iPod: I get the message "This device isn't eligible for the requested build." I tried also with the .ipsw for iOS 5.1, same problem happens.
- I'm absolutely sure that I have an iPod Touch 4G
- I'm absolutely sure that I have the right .ipsw for my iPod, named: iPod4,1_5.1.1_9B206_Restore.ipsw
- The iPod has never been unsimlocked or jailbroken
- I have never used software that modify the host config of my Mac like TinyUmbrella and so on
- I checked content of my /private/etc/hosts file and see no line refering to "gs.apple.com" that I could comment, as stated in various forum discussions about this problem (ex. http://docgadget.blogspot.ch/2012/05/how-to-fix-this-device-isnt-eligible.html)
- I tried to put the iPod in DFU mode: the problem remains the same, same error message.
- I tried with my own Mac (Macbook pro retina, 10.8.2, iTunes 10.7(21) and with an older MacBook white running Lion (10.7.4), iTunes 10.6.3(25): I have the same problem on both.
What can I do? I looked at a big number of discussions about that on the web without finding the solution, so if someone can help, it would be great!
I don't want to update automatically to iOS 6 as I need a machine with iOS 5 only!
Thank you for helping!
Gabriel

Really?
Wow, thank you Illaass!
That's a bad news for me... :-(
Sounds a bit strange to me that it's impossible to manually update to the version I would like to... but so!
Thanks again,
Gabriel

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