How Do I Format A Floppy?
 

I'm using Slackware 10.0

fdisk /dev/fd0


I think (?)

depends if you want a dos or ext2 floppy. if you have gnome or kde installed use the floppy format prog. search for it in the menus or try

mkdosfs -F 12 /dev/fd0

Using fdisk for a floppy is wrong. fdisk is an utility that makes partitions on hard drives, zip, jaz, and loop devices.

I've used it. =(

If you have KDE or Gnome, you should have something like "Floppy Formatter" in the menu somewhere. It does the thing for you.
Otherwise, use mkfs.