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GRUB Installation on NewWorld Macs
This is a handbook guide submission to use GRUB2 on PPC32 and PPC64 macs to replace the outdated yaboot section which no longer works.

Setup bootstrap partition
First, prepare the bootstrap partition that was created created during the preparing the disk step. Following the example, this partition should be. Optionally, confirm this by using parted:

Replace with the correct device if required.

In this output, partition 2 has the bootstrap information so is the correct path to use.

Format this partition as HFS using the command which is part of the  package:

Create a directory to mount the bootstrap partition and then mount it:

Setup GRUB
If it installs without errors, unmount the bootstrap:

Next, bless the partition so it will boot:

Finally, build the grub.cfg file: