I don't understand what do you mean with "install the bootloader to the partition itself" a bootloader can only sit in the MBR to be useful.
Basically I want to install linux as desribed here: http://www.frihost.com/forums/vt-33598.html
While installing linux, make sure you install the bootloader (Lilo/Grub) to the bootsector of the partition that you install it on ... NOT on the MBR.