Purchased 1st gen iPod Touch.. Can upgrade to 3.0 or better os?

I just got this iPod Touch 1st generation. I sync'd it and discovered I can't even get the facebook app... Sais I need to update to 3.0 software at the minimum. Tried updating via iTunes, but it sais I have the most current software. I need 3.0 and would like to know if I can somehow manually download it to my iTouch.

You can only go as high as 3.1. See the following for how to purchase it:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2052

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