ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ dmesg | tail
[47292.745454] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[47292.745465] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 33 00 00 08
[47292.746200] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[47292.746210] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[47292.751845] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[47292.751858] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[47292.781874] sdb: sdb1
[47292.785331] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[47292.785343] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[47292.785354] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
S2 drive: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-S2-USB-Powered-Portable-Drive-Midnight-Black/dp/B003UT2QTQ