diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 0f232e3ec395dd34836f333e470bf80a6d0c82ae..95b456267ebaadd03cfcd3db52dd9346d2a1f0e2 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ version 0.5.6:
   - VGA font selection fix (Daniel Serpell)
   - PIC reset fix (Hidemi KAWAI)
   - PIC spurious irq support (aka Solaris install bug)
+  - added '-localtime' option
 
 version 0.5.5:
 
diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
index 0e3f617b7b3e33a614daab7cbf7393798fd0b8ad..395f39a3fe5bcb96096dd9539eaaee4ec9b99b9b 100644
--- a/qemu-doc.texi
+++ b/qemu-doc.texi
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ General options:
 @table @option
 @item -fda file
 @item -fdb file
-Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@xref{disk_images}).
+Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@xref{disk_images}). You can
+use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename.
 
 @item -hda file
 @item -hdb file
@@ -206,7 +207,8 @@ Use @var{file} as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (@xref{disk_images}).
 
 @item -cdrom file
 Use @var{file} as CD-ROM image (you cannot use @option{-hdc} and and
-@option{-cdrom} at the same time).
+@option{-cdrom} at the same time). You can use the host CD-ROM by
+using @file{/dev/cdrom} as filename.
 
 @item -boot [a|c|d]
 Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c) or CD-ROM (d). Hard disk boot is