Yes, old versions of fwupd verified the contents of the .inf file, and new ones do not. This was done to avoid subtle incompatibilities with files submitted into Windows Update. If you want it to work with 16.04, I think you can safely omit the .inf file in the cab file.
Yes, old versions of fwupd verified the contents of the .inf file, and new ones do not. This was done to avoid subtle incompatibilities with files submitted into Windows Update. If you want it to work with 16.04, I think you can safely omit the .inf file in the cab file.