dev/disk/by-uuid does not exist

user@debian:~$ sudo blkid
/dev/sda2: UUID="e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657" TYPE="ext3" 
/dev/sda5: UUID="fb55aad4-f8cc-d19e-6846-e0a63e7a1e2f" TYPE="swap" 
/dev/sdb2: UUID="6b7b3f2b-a24b-936d-f71c-6e1dabf9c60e" TYPE="linux_raid_member" 
/dev/sdb5: UUID="a2e75b12-3826-a651-f71c-6e1dabf9c60e" TYPE="linux_raid_member" 
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs" 
/dev/sdc1: UUID="24E20090E20067FE" TYPE="ntfs"

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/md0		/               ext3    errors=remount-ro 0       1
/dev/sda5	none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto     0       0

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}

function load_video {
  insmod vbe
  insmod vga
  insmod video_bochs
  insmod video_cirrus
}

terminal_input console
terminal_output console
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-5-686' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-5-686 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686 root=UUID=e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657 ro  
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-5-686 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686 root=UUID=e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.26-1-686' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.26-1-686 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=UUID=e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657 ro  
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.26-1-686 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=UUID=e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.26' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.26 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26 root=UUID=e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657 ro  
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.26
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.26 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.26 ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26 root=UUID=e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.26
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657
	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657
	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, experimental multiboot)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657
	multiboot	/boot/memtest86+_multiboot.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200, experimental multiboot)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(/dev/sda,msdos2)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set e98ccba0-3ba5-b0fd-0166-b81bcefdd657
	multiboot	/boot/memtest86+_multiboot.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###