1. echo "net-irc/irc-server ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords 2. emerge irc-server 3. edit ircd.conf 4. /etc/init.d/ircd start - working good 5. /etc/init.d/ircd stop - fail 6. /etc/init.d/ircd restart - fail 7. No pid file in /var/run/ircd/
Could you reopen with your edited config file?