Cannot boot into Ubuntu :: I get the screen with the loding bar and then static

Cannot boot into Ubuntu :: I get the screen with the loding bar and then static How can I boot into Ubuntu and fix this? I get the loading bar then the equivalent of TV static. How can I get GNOME working again? GRUB is working normally and I can still boot into vista.
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Guest [Entry]

"It's your Xorg server configuration - dump into command line and check your Xorg logs. It should provide strong clues on where the problem lie.

To dump into command line from the static screen, you can try pressing CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE.

EDIT : CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE was to terminate X server, not Xorg. New procedures updated below.

Press CTRL-ALT-F1
Login
type sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop to stop the Xorg server"

Guest [Entry]

I'd say scan the RAM . The Ubuntu boot disk has a scanner on it I think.