SOLVED!

I ran glxinfo | grep direct as root, I received the reply "NO". So... I ran (again as root)

# sax2 -r

The print out on the screen showed "intel" as the driver. I opened up sax2, checked the "3D Acceleration" box, and I got a pop up that said my changes will take affect the next time X starts. So I pressed "ctrl+alt+backspace", relogged in to X, opened up Konsole, ran the command:

# glxinfo | grep direct

And BOOM! Direct Rendering = YES!!

HA HA! I guess, a new rule! Test to see if it's broken, before trying to fix it! Ah the Linux learning process!

*sorry, Forum Humor