2nd generation update?

What software? iOs?

 

You can't get iOS 5 on it, the last update for the second gens is 4.2.1.

Just plug it in to a computer running iTunes, select the iPod on the left hand side and click update.

 

Then 3.1.3 is as high as you can go.

 

Just plug it in to a computer running iTunes, select the iPod on the left hand side and click update.

 

or you could try whited00r
but its slow

 

ITunes won't let you go past what it will support. Just try.

 

then never mind.

 

What generation is the iPod? The first gen does not have a speaker and is limited to 3.1.3. You can get that through a paid upgrade. The 2nd gen does have a speaker, and is limited to 4.2.1. Please post a definite answer to what you have.

 

How to distinguish between a 1st and 2nd gen iPod touch:

1st gen:



Black aluminum border at the very edge of the screen
No speaker (just a clicker that plays basic sound effects for locking/unlocking)
Backplate is completely flat
Wi-fi antenna is rectangular, in very corner of device
No volume buttons

2nd gen:



Curved backplate that curves around to the front of the screen
In-built speaker
Wi-fi antenna is a stretched oval, located near the corner of the device
Volume buttons

 

WhitedOOr is custom firmware for the first and second generation iPod touch (as well as the iPhone 2G/3G) that gives you many of the features available in newer iOS releases. However from what I understand it won't let a first generation run apps which require iOS 4.0 or later.