yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto G General] seshsud:
So once released will it get lollipop automatically does the firmware need to be sideloaded? Asking because I'm planning to give this to someone who isn't very technical. The best he can do is click on system updates :)...
[Moto G General] alfick3:
Well, I would think that once it gets released it'll be an OTA.
[Moto G General] tzzeri:
Just wondering, if I flash a firmware over another (like a different version or a different firmware) do I need clear user data in cmd or is it like a system update?
[Moto G General] vlt96:
You should wipe, I once flashed a single SIM firmware over dual SIM and nothing happened, but I wiped after, stuff like OTA and every single Motorola service might go crazy...
[Moto G General] tzzeri:
Thanks, but I guess I wasn't clear. I mean flashing a firmware over another of the same type of phone. For example, I have xt1032 telus 4.4.4 firmware, so if I flash XT1032 global retail lollipop (when it comes), would I need to wipe user data in cmd, being that they are both xt1032?
[Moto G General] thechez99:
Does it count as "downgrading" if I am going from the Current 4.4.4 GPe ROM to a British Retail 4.4.2 ROM?

This probably is a silly question, but better to be safe than sorry.
[Moto G General] vlt96:
The problem is about how the Motorola services see the SW, wipe if anything funny happens
[Moto G General] seshsud:
relock

My bl is currently unlocked and the stock version on my XT1034 is 210.12.61.falcon_umts.AWSRetail.en.US...do i have to lock it to get OTA lollipop update?
[Moto G General] vlt96:
Not if the system partition is untouched.
[Moto G General] seshsud:
Haven't touch the system partition but only used the motoflash utility and applied stock firmware from here

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Haven't touch the system partition but only used the motoflash utility and applied stock firmware from filefactory
[Moto G General] vlt96:
Should be fine then.

Sent from my XT1039
[Moto G General] primey:
Does anyone know if they intend to fix the stock firmware website? It's been down for a while now
[Moto G General] senzacionale:
Slovenian language

Hello guys,

thank you for original stock firmware, but I have one question. Is it possible from any of this stock firwmare get Slovenian languages? My phone is Motorola Moto G 4g (XT1039)

XT1039

Europe/Australia

Android 4.4.4 (Retail Europe) KXB21.14-L1.56-1 CID7

Android 4.4.4 (Orange Europe) KXB21.14-L1.46 CID7 + Mirror #1

Great Britain

Android 4.4.4 (Retail Great Britain) KXB21.14-L1.56-1 CID7 + Mirror #1

Android 4.4.4 (Tesco Great Britain) KXB21.14-L1.46 CID7

Spain

Android 4.4.4 (Retail Spain) KXB21.14-L1.46 CID7

Brazil

Android 4.4.4 (Retail Brazil) KXB21.14-L1.56-1 CID12

Android 4.4.4 (Nextel Brazil) KXB21.14-L1.56 CID12

Thanks
[Moto G General] vlt96:
Doubt it, I'm on EU retail and there doesn't seem to be any Slovenian.

Sent from my XT1039
[Moto G General] senzacionale:
HI, so you are using this stock firmware and there is no Slovenian or Croatian language? But this should be stock android version or I am wrong? Thx
[Moto G General] vlt96:
I don't know how it is in other countries, in Romania OEMs must put Romanian on their phones, but since Motorola isn't selling the Moto G here, they don't have it... Same for Nexuses, kinda not nice...

TL;DR: if the phone is not sold *directly* by the OEM, it can come in Swahili and there's nothing unusual...
[Moto G General] niku4uster:
Executing ".\Windows\fastboot.exe flash motoboot motoboot.img"

target max-sparse-size: 256MB

sending 'motoboot' (1940 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.150s]

writing 'motoboot'...

(bootloader) Motoboot: Preflash validation for tz

(bootloader) Preflash validation failed

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.487s

.\Windows\fastboot.exe flash motoboot motoboot.img failed!!

i'm getting this error...what to do?
[Moto G General] niku4uster:
Didn't work..

gpt got failed

Moto boot got failed..

Logo was okay

Recovery was okay

Got stuck on system_sparsechunk.0

Never got ahead of sending <256mb>
[Moto G General] Morphling27:
So, thank you to OP! I picked up a consumer cellular Moto G at Target on the cheap - after I borked my Nexus 5 (Screen shattered, insides spilling out, SIM would disconnect randomly).

Unlocked the SIM, downloaded the files for my phone (consumer cellular calls the phone 1032, even if it's truly a 1034). I read through the entire thread, trouble shooted the winadb-something dll issue - fixed it.

What made this go from a typical 10 minute process to a 2 hour project was... a bad cable! My cable kept making this phone connect/disconnect from the computer and eventually my computer just rejected the phone (such harsh rejection). So... after getting a good cable, the process went smooth. I will state, I first flashed and was typing quickly - not really reading.

Anyway, flashing the actual big system files, the folder I had downloaded from named the files with a .0 or something vs. the script showing no decimal. So... the first 'flash' had a nice moto boot logo for a while as I ate lunch staring at it.

Anyway, thank you all a million!!!
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
regular fastboot

does not work

Use MFASTBOOT v2
[Moto G General] niku4uster:
What's the difference...? They are flashing the same thing...

It's like you want to browse Internet.. You can either use chrome or mozzila.. It makes no difference..
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
Regular fastboot.exe does not flash properly, the device would not boot past the logo, would stay on the logo for 10 minutes

and would not show the boot animation.

To have a successful downgrade to 4.4.4, use MFastboot instead

This is my experience and a few others on facebook moto g group
[Moto G General] niku4uster:
I'm already on 4.4.4.. I'm trying to downgrade to 4.3 so that I can update my device over the air without the tag of unlocked bootloader and root...
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
Sad to say, you cant downgrade to 4.3 after being updated to 4.4.4

why do you want to downgrade to 4.3 anyway? Makes no sense
[Moto G General] niku4uster:
its a lot cleaner to have 4.4.4 from the begining..and i have experianced that most of the links to 4.4.4 are corrupt ...

though it doesnt matter now..successfully installed 4.4.4 and locked bootloader..used mfastboot, a different wire and a different port...

thanks for help..:)
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
Have you checked the Moto G folder on FileFactory?

It has all the firmware images.
[Moto G General] niku4uster:
4.4.4 for 1033 asian is not there...its got 4.3 and if its there..i cant find it with all these codes...
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
And what is this then?

XT1033_ASIA-DS_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_34_cid7_CFC_1FF.xml.zip

Next time open your eyes and pay attention, its there in the first page

its not that difficult to read, now is it?
[Moto G General] toothbrush69:
What's the name for the US Retail 4.4.4?
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
RETAIL_XT1032_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.61_cid9_CFC.xml.zip
[Moto G General] SloppyBeef:
I want to restore to stock from CM11, I have a Moto G from Telus in Canada. Which one is the correct file to flash?:

XT1032_TELUS-CA_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.50_52_cid14_CFC_1FF.xml.zip

or

XT1032_TELUS-CA-SS_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.50-1_1_cid14_CFC_1FF_SVC.xml.zip

What's the difference? Sorry for the noob question. Thanks.
[Moto G General] avercros:
Are there any lollipop fastboot images?

I need one for my mum's xt1033.
[Moto G General] remo0073:
Not yet

Only OTA

Sent from my Moto G
[Moto G General] georgiangelov:
Stock firmware for XT1032 Retail.en.GB -> http://www.filefactory.com/file/jd2..._4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_36_cid7_CFC_1FF.xml.zip

System version: 210.12.40.falcon_umts.Retail.en.GB

Build Number: KXB21.14-L.40

Is that right?
[Moto G General] Kierek:
I'm fighting with this for hours and I'm on the verge of losing my mind.

I have moto g gpe 4.4.4 and I'm trying to downgrade to 4.4.2(it's the only way I know to flash cm12 rom).

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'partition' (32 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.029s]
writing 'partition'...
(bootloader) Preflash validation failed
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.402s

It's going to haunt me in my dreams... I've seen that some people gave advices to use mfastbootv2, but i've never seen linux version of this program. The one that was in the package with mfastbootv2 gives me the same FAILED as the one I have installed. I can't get it to recognize my device when using wine. ("no protocol specified")

For a while i tried to use mfastbootv2 with virtualbox, but I was mercilessly beaten.

Is there anyone who can help me? It's been a long time since I've seen anything else than bootloader screen on my Moto G.
[Moto G General] lept_2014:
Your problem is other. HERE you have the complete explanation and solution but in Spanish. I'll try to summarize it.

The problem is in bootloader of 4.4.4. It doesn't allow to downgrade easily.

The solution: In your Motorola STOCK ROM 4.4.2, you must change the file 'gpt.bin' with this. Then you can flash all files:

fastboot flash partition gpt.bin
fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
fastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
fastboot erase modemst1
fastboot erase modemst2
fastboot flash logo logo.bin
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
fastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
fastboot erase cache
fastboot erase userdata
fastboot reboot
[Moto G General] A_Bunny:
Can't flash stock...

Hello I have a Moto g (2013) falcon but i cant seem to restore to the stock firmware. Every time i try to do so it hangs on the boot screen and never starts. I have also tried converting to GPE and that doesn't work either. Is there any way to fix this? Thanks in advance. (Can flash KitKat ROMs though)

(Never mind previous post worked)
[Moto G General] rocalino:
where can i found the XT1032 4.4.4 US retail stock rom?

the webpage sbf.droid-developers.org is down
[Moto G General] Kierek:
It's already too late to check (I've managed to update to OTA 5.0.1), but still thanks.
[Moto G General] foxdog66:
Nice find! almost downgraded falcon_cdma!!! problem is it wouldn't accept the boot.img (kernel + ramdisk I think) any idea on that?

Edit: humm... now it wont accept the system images... thought I was so close.
[Moto G General] damianmb:
Hello,

I ended up having single sim in my XT1033, is there any way to bring back the 2nd sim? I'm in CM11 now.

It's urgent :(
[Moto G General] :
I would like to restore my moto g to stock, but I am running Linux and am a complete noob :( Could someone who uses Linux tell me how to install adb and fastboot for moto. And would the commands be different when flashing ?
[Moto G General] remo0073:
Flash again your original 4.4.4 firmware. Think it should work.

Sent from my Moto G
[Moto G General] lknr:
On Linux you can either download the Android SDK, which is bundled with adb and fastboot or install them from the official repo with sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot.

(In the SDK, they are available in this directory: adt-bundle-linux-x86_64-VERSIONXX/sdk/platform-tools/).

If you download a [...].xml.zip image, you will have to use mfastboot instead of fastboot, as stated in the original post. So, download it from this address (linked in the original post). Extract it, open a terminal and go in the extracted directory. Launch the command

chmod +x ./mfastboot

. I personally had to flash a .xml.zip image, so I only know the procedure for it and this is what is described from now on.

Once your image is downloaded (as a .zip), extract it. Open a terminal and cd into it. There, copy the mfastboot executable from the previous directory. Then you can launch these commands:

./mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin
./mfastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
./mfastboot flash logo logo.bin
./mfastboot flash boot boot.img
./mfastboot flash recovery recovery.img
./mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
./mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
./mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
./mfastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
./mfastboot erase modemst1
./mfastboot erase modemst2
./mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
./mfastboot erase cache

Note: the system.img_sparsechunk.0 (and .1 and .2) could be named slightly differently, eg. system.img_sparsechunk1, system.img_sparsechunk2, system.img_sparsechunk3. Just replace the name adequately.

Then you can reboot your device, and it should run the stock image you choose.
[Moto G General] :
Thanks for the info, much appreciated. Only I cannot chmod mfastboot :( Obviously my noob linux skills lol.

Edit: seems to have worked with chmod +x mfastboot.exe
[Moto G General] lknr:
Nope. mfastboot.exe is for windows. There are 3 executables here, for windows, OSX and Linux. linux-mfastboot is obviously the one that is of interest to you. Rename it to mfastboot and then

chmod +x ./mfastboot

will work.
[Moto G General] :
Thankyou that worked :)

One more question if you don't mind.

I have run the sudo command for adb and fastboot, all done. However, when I run the flash-linux.sh file I have, I get waiting for device in boot loader mode ? Is there some drivers I must install ?
[Moto G General] mnhs1010:
image file is large error

i have changed to 5.0.1 gpe now i wanted to come on stock moto g 4.4.4 and getting this error image file is large on flashing system files, pls help

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one more ques can i downgrade to 4.3?
[Moto G General] seshsud:
here?
[Moto G General] Rorge Retson:
Uh oh.....

I've followed the directions but now all I get is the

WARNING BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED

splash screen. :(

************

UPDATE: I was able to get the phone into BOOT MODE!!! Now what?!?!?
[Moto G General] pedrofidalgo:
Who? I got the same problem..
[Moto G General] [Acme]:
Something was wrong.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot flash partition gpt.bi

n

target max-sparse-size: 256MB

sending 'partition' (32 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.031s]

writing 'partition'...

(bootloader) Battery Low!!

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.125s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot flash motoboot motoboo

t.img

target max-sparse-size: 256MB

sending 'motoboot' (1953 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.094s]

writing 'motoboot'...

(bootloader) Battery Low!!

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.125s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot flash logo logo.bin

target max-sparse-size: 256MB

sending 'logo' (1060 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.078s]

writing 'logo'...

(bootloader) Battery Low!!

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.125s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot flash boot boot.img

target max-sparse-size: 256MB

sending 'boot' (10240 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.375s]

writing 'boot'...

(bootloader) Battery Low!!

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.438s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot flash recovery recover

y.img

target max-sparse-size: 256MB

sending 'recovery' (10240 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.375s]

writing 'recovery'...

(bootloader) Battery Low!!

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.406s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot flash system system.im

g_sparsechunk1

target max-sparse-size: 256MB

error: cannot load 'system.img_sparsechunk1': No error

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot flash system system.im

g_sparsechunk2

target max-sparse-size: 256MB

error: cannot load 'system.img_sparsechunk2': No error

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot flash system system.im

g_sparsechunk3

target max-sparse-size: 256MB

error: cannot load 'system.img_sparsechunk3': No error

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.b

in

target max-sparse-size: 256MB

sending 'modem' (47152 KB)...

OKAY [ 1.606s]

writing 'modem'...

(bootloader) Battery Low!!

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 2.075s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot erase modemst1

erasing 'modemst1'...

OKAY [ 0.031s]

finished. total time: 0.047s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot erase modemst2

erasing 'modemst2'...

OKAY [ 0.031s]

finished. total time: 0.031s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn

target max-sparse-size: 256MB

sending 'fsg' (707 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.094s]

writing 'fsg'...

(bootloader) Battery Low!!

FAILED (remote failure)

finished. total time: 0.141s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>mfastboot erase cache

erasing 'cache'...

OKAY [ 0.453s]

finished. total time: 0.453s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>

Thanks in advanced and sorry about my english.
[Moto G General] Rorge Retson:
Still Stuck!

With the new gpt file, I still got a fail on the flash, but I assumed this is okay, because the phone said "downgraded" or something to that effect.

I continued and all other steps worked until I got to the sparsechunk steps:

Now what? :eek:
[Moto G General] jayc137:
I've been trying to resurrect a Moto G (XT 1033 Asian) which is stuck on AP Fastboot mode (S) for some strange reasons (locked bootloader, never rooted). I had 4.4.4 installed before it got stuck on fastboot mode and I am trying to flash 4.4.4 (XT1033_ASIA-DS_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_34_cid7_CFC_1FF) but I keep getting FAILED <remote failure> if I try flashing anything or erasing any partition.
[Moto G General] vhngu930:
Look for a system file. Type mfastboot flash system (your system file)
[Moto G General] sohan3421:
When I try to flash Brazilian 4.4.4 firmware in command window its showing <waiting for device> :/

But my device is in bootloader mode. Bootloader is unlocked. And connected to PC. Drivers are installed too. Please help !
[Moto G General] AgentChaos:
maybe install adb drivers first?
[Moto G General] Rorge Retson:
​

No dice, I did a search on my computer for 'system' within the last week and nothing comes up but this:

The contents of the folder I have been using for this flash work are in the below attached image.
[Moto G General] vhngu930:
Yes. Flash those 3 files. mfastboot flash system blabla

Flash them one at a time
[Moto G General] :
Bricked MotoG stuck

I downloaded a .tar and did exactly what you asked with deleting the lines of code.

I have a Moto G that has been stuck in a boot loop for a while now and I've been trying to do what I can to fix it, I'm able to access the fastboot menu and that's about it, if I try go into recovery or any of the other options the phone will just bootloop.

So after using your software and running flashboot.bat /eu (or whatever it was I copied and pasted it anyway) this was my response:

Executing ".\Windows\fastboot.exe flash motoboot motoboot.img"

target max-sparse-size: 256MB

sending 'motoboot' (1940 KB)...

FAILED (data transfer failure (Unknown error))

finished. total time: 0.018s

.\Windows\fastboot.exe flash motoboot motoboot.img failed!!

I then ran it without the /eu at the end and has been stuck like this ever since:

Flashing GPT and bootloader images...
[Moto G General] GunnyHighway82:
How can I come back to 4.4.4 stock after I installed 5.0.1 gpe?

I am on 4.4.2 stock now but someone have scared me by saying If I upgrade to 4.4.4 stock it will brick my phone because I got lollipop bootloader .

Some way to stop OTA ? or workaround to put 4.4.4 stock?
[Moto G General] lost101:
Flash via custom recovery: (Bootloader is not touched)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=54969242​
[Moto G General] FabioSan:
Can i flash a stock rom ota from custom recovery? There is one method? It's really important guys....

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Can i flash stock Uk Kitkat rom from custom recovery? i really need this possibility :(
[Moto G General] remo0073:
Someone in GPE tread wrote it was able to flash GPE ota zip using TWRP.

Of course via adb sideload, but I never tried...

Follow link in post above yours
[Moto G General] vhngu930:
No
[Moto G General] FabioSan:
Okay, thanks however ;)

One night and several hours on the rice and my Moto g is full working, yay!
[Moto G General] brucedroid031:
Can I downgrade boost moto g (locked boot loader) to 4.4.2. Please tell me how if it's possible.
[Moto G General] elsamuraiguapo:
First link is dead. Can anyone give me a link to the stock firmware for the GPE edition?
[Moto G General] lept_2014:
If you are looking for into third link, you'll find THIS.
[Moto G General] gwiefterluchs:
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk3 doesnt work for me, i looked in the extracted firmware folder and there we go:

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk0

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk1

mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk2

and it works :)
[Moto G General] mitsus:
Dear t-bon3,

i'm trying to dowalod firmware from this link http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=14, but it doesn't work...please help me.

Thanks a lot
[Moto G General] remo0073:
You can find your firmware here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2546251

But you have to search along the tread

Sent from my Moto G
[Moto G General] fgl27:
try two things read all OP and not quote like that

If do place the content in side hide, just like i did with your...

tks...
[Moto G General] mlm900:
Hi,

I flashed my moto G(2013) to GPE 444.

But when I boot up it is asking me for a password to decrypt storage.

I was sure it did not decrypt anything on my cyanogen mod which I had before.

Any solution to this?

Btw recovery doesn't work and factory setting in the fastboot just boot to the same screen as normal.
[Moto G General] lept_2014:
How did you flashed that version?
[Moto G General] mlm900:
I tried to flash it to GPE 4.4.4 with this rom zip file 'GPE_XT1032_KTU84P.M003_CFC'.

I followed the steps and everything went fine until the asked me for my password during boot up.

So I tried doing a factory reset through recovery clockwork. Because somebody had a similar problem and they resolved it by doing a reset & erase.

Unfortunately it did not work for me.

So I went with the stock rom of motorola, 'XT1032_RETAIL-EU_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_36_cid7_CFC_1FF.xml'.

That did work, still have no clue why it did not work.

I'm still going to try to flash it to GPE though. Wish me luck.
[Moto G General] Xubair91:
firmware link dead please check and re up.Thanks
[Moto G General] remo0073:
Already answered 3 posts above yours

Sent from my Moto G
[Moto G General] lept_2014:
Try this:

* Flash your GPe ROM.

* Boot up.

* When it is asking you for a password to decrypt storage, power off.

* Reboot to Bootloader.

* In bootloader mode plug phone into pc.

* Use these two commands:

mfastboot erase userdata
mfastboot erase cache

* Now reboot to system.

This worked fine for me, with a similar problem.
[Moto G General] Husky34:
hi guys i've coming back from gpe using this guide, i used the XT1032_RETAILSL-EU_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_39_cid7_CFC_1FF.xml.zip the phone boot up but now i have the continous popup of "com.android.phone has stopped working" i cannot even copy another rom :( anyone have a workaround? maybe i've used the wrong retail rom..

any suggest?
[Moto G General] lept_2014:
Your ROM "XT1032_RETAILSL-EU_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_39_cid7_CFC_1FF.xml.zip" is for mobile with telephone-operator. If your mobile is free, you should use this other: XT1032_RETAIL-EU_4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_36_cid7_CFC_1FF.xml.zip

And try to flash it with mfastboot.exe v2
[Moto G General] Husky34:
Yeah iv'e just done it:)

All is back to work now ;)
[Moto G General] atembleque:
Hello, I have a question, but I don't know if this is the correct place to ask it.

A friend of mine has travled to New York for hollidays and she bought a Moto G 2nd Generation, but the US version. Now, at Spain, it doesn't connect to 3G correctly, it allways shows the E and not the H. Looking at the settings it's all OK, and the APN too.

So the question is, may I flash the Global GSM Factory Image into a MOTO G US?

Thanks in advance