[karambos]

G4 dual 1GHz MDD, 1,25 GB Ram, OS 10.2.8

I'm trying to format a floppy disk.

I can't find any "Format" option in any of the menus or registers of Disk Utility. I successfully erased an MS-DOS formatted disk which then no longer showed up on the desktop. When I ejected it and re-inserted it I got a message saying "You have inserted a disk that is not compatible with Mac OSX. If you wish to initialise press initialise". I pressed initialise and Disk Utility opened again. But I can't find an initialise option. I tried mounting, erasing, repairing, verifying.

Can anyone tell me how to format a floppy?

As always I'm grateful for any help.

[meem]

The erase tab in Disk Utiliy would be the correct option where you get to choose volume format and name the disk. Make sure the little write protect tab on the disk is set correctly

But please for heavens sake please stop using floppies and tell all your colleagues to stop using them. They are an old and horrible format. They get screwed up so quickly its rediculous. Which is what probably happened to yours.